Definitions of cystic fibrosis
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the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
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type of:
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monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
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fibrosis
development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ
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monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
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