Abdominal symptoms In Cystic Fibrosis

Running head: GENETIC DISORDER
Genetic Disorder
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GENETIC DISORDER1
Introduction
A genetic disorder is a kind of disease that occurs due to the abnormality in the makeup
of a gene of an individual. The abnormality in the makeup of a gene can vary from a minor to
large amount of mutation in a single base of a single DNA which can also comprise of addition
or removal of base pairs from a DNA or from an entire chromosome. There are few individuals
who inherit various kinds of genetic diseases from their parents. There is also a chance of when
the acquired mutation can lead to the occurrence of many other mutations which can cause other
genetic diseases.
Discussion
Part 1
There are various kinds of genetic disorders that an individual can inherit from their
parents. Such are sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, heart disease, blood pressure, cancer, and
many other type of disease.
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a common a genetic disorder that harms the lungs and digestive system.
During this condition the human body develops mucus which is both dense and sticky that
blocks the lungs and hinders the pancreas. Usually, people who suffer from the cystic fibrosis
(CF) tend to have a shorter life span than the usual life span of other people (Elborn, 2016). Due
to the formation of a cystic fibrosis trans-membrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein
because of mutation in the gene, it leads to the Cystic fibrosis. The role of the CFTR protein is to
give direction to the flow of salt and fluids inside and outside of the cells in various parts of the