One early sign of this disease is blockage of an infant's small intestine with stool, known as meconium ileus.
One early sign of this disease is blockage of an infant's small intestine with stool, known as meconium ileus. The mutation which causes this disease results in the deletion of three nucleotides which code for phenylalanine, and also results in resistance to cholera and Typhoid fever. That mutation, delta-F-508, results in the degradation of a transmembrane chloride channel. This disease, named for scarring and abnormal growths in the pancreas, is diagnosed using a sweat test and can lead to sinus and lung infections. For 10 points, name this autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by the accumulation of thick mucus in the lungs.
One early sign of this disease is blockage of an infant's small intestine with stool, known as meconium ileus.
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