Cystic Fibrosis

A new disease profile is added to our database – Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis is a multi-systematic metabolic disease with autosomous – recessive way of inheriting. It affects the “glandulae sine dictibus”. The disease’s manifestations could also be observed in many other organs and systems. Most serious are the lesions in the respiratory and digestion systems – chronic bronchial pulmonary inflammations with disturbed mucocellaris clearance and pancreatic exocrine insufficiency. The Cystic Fibrosis disease is at the first rank of dissemination from all autosomous -recessive determined diseases. The recessive gene carriers in Europe are 5% on the average and the mean frequency of appearance varies from 1:2000 to 1:4000 births. To receive the full description of this rare disease absolutely free of charge, please click here and send us a request. The profile was written by Miss. Kamelia Cherneva – Cystic Fibrosis Association, Bulgaria.