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Help please! is cystic fibrosis caused by the pseudomonad bacteria?
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No: CF is a genetic disorder that is carried silently by two asymptomatic parents who give birth to a symtomatic kid who carries both recessive genes.The most common is the delta 509 mutation but others occur.There is some variabity of expression based on the mutations involved, but no bacteria triggers this problem.
Answered 6/10/2014
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