Symptoms include malnutrition and, in males, sterility due to a congenital absence of the vas deferens.
An early indication of this disease is meconium ileus, the obstruction of an infant's ileum caused by thickened stools. Symptoms include malnutrition and, in males, sterility due to a congenital absence of the vas deferens. Its prevalence is due to a heterozygote advantage against cholera and tuberculosis. Because its causative mutation disrupts normal chloride transport, it is diagnosed by measuring the concentration of excreted chloride and sodium in the sweat test. Patients with this disease take antibiotics for chronic respiratory infections, and mechanical devices to clear the airway. For 10 points, name this genetic disease which, among other things, causes a buildup of mucus.
An early indication of this disease is meconium ileus, the obstruction of an infant's ileum caused by thickened stools.
{cystic fibrosis} or {mucovoidosis} or {mucoviscidosis} (prompt on {Argh})