Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
What are the aspects and specific features of the genetic disease cystic…
What are the aspects and specific features of the genetic disease
cystic fibrosis
?
Symptoms
Respiratory involvement (respiratory infection, cough, wheezing...)
Involvement of the digestive tract (low weight, intestinal blockage...)
Medical treatments and prevention
Medications
Pharmacological treatments
Nutritional and digestive balance
Physiotherapy
Lung transplant
Screenings for prevention
Vaccination
The disease
Rare and fatal disease
Non-contagious
Genetic disease
Genetic causes
Autosomal recessive disease
Mutation of the CFTR gene
The CFTR protein is abnormal or absent
Formation of a thick, sticky mucus that can no longer be evacuated properly
Accumulation of mucus in the respiratory and digestive tracts
Therapeutic hopes
1989 : discovery of the CFTR gene
There is no cure for this time being
Different therapies
Gene therapy
RNA-based therapy
Cell therapy
CFTR modulators