Cystic Fibrosis |
CF; Cystic Fibrosis Research Directions; Fibrocystic Disease of Pancreas; Mucoviscidosis |
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a common hereditary disease that affects the entire body, causing progressive disability and early death. Breathing difficulties are the most common symptom and result from frequent lung infections, which are treated, though not always cured, by antibiotics and other medications. CF is a multi-system disorder of exocrine glands causing the formation of a thick mucus substance that affects the lungs, intestines, pancreas, and liver. The standard test for diagnosis is ...
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Cystic Fibrosis Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Food and Drug Administration
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- National Library of Medicine
- National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/
- Dolan DNA Learning Center
- American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.aarc.org/
- American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation http://www.cff.org/
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM, NIH, HHS http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/
- Office of Medical Applications of Research, NIH, HHS http://odp.od.nih.gov/omar/
- National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation http://www.albinism.org/
- Office of Medical Applications of Research http://odp.od.nih.gov/omar/
- National Library Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
- Lab Tests Online http://www.labtestsonline.org/
- Genetics Home Reference http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- University of Maryland Medical Center http://www.umm.edu/

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