Question

What causes Cystic Fibrosis?

Answer 1

Cystic Fibrosis:

1. It is a genetic disorder.
2. It affects mainly the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and gastric juices.
3. This results in the thickening of the fluids.
4. This disorder mainly damages the lungs, digestive system

Causes of Cystic Fibrosis:

1. Heredity (if any one of the parents carries abnormal cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator genes.)
2. Smoking
3. Mutations in the cystic fibrosis (CFTR) gene.