Digital clubbing: Clubbing in the fingers is usually a symptom of oxygenation issues due to lung, heart or digestive problems, all of which occur in CF. Gastrointestinal system: ...

the ends of the fingers look larger, giving the ‘clubbed’ appearance Finger clubbing generally takes years to develop. But it can happen quicker in certain conditions such as a lung abscess.

Results. The official cause of death was tuberculosis, but the autopsy report has never been found. Both cystic fibrosis and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency are possible differential diagnoses that can ...

Wilmington native wins 80-mile paddle boarding competition for cystic fibrosis Jacob Venditti and his team completed ‘The Crossing’ for cystic fibrosis in under 13 hours The API failed to deliver the ...

Adult males with cystic fibrosis are infertile because of failure of normal development of the vas deferens, a finding not previously recognized. Twenty-five patients over 17 years of age were foun ...

The community came out to support the second annual fundraising barbeque to help those living with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) experience better lives. B&B Market hosted the barbeque providing their own ...

The mother of a 14-year-old boy living with cystic fibrosis is calling for greater awareness over the impact of the rare genetic condition.

Early-stage lung cancer sometimes causes finger clubbing, a harmless symptom that usually resolves when the cancer is treated.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) caused by a gene that doesn’t work properly. Learn what genetic testing can tell you about this faulty gene, and what your next steps may be.

There’s more than one way to test for Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Here’s how a diagnosis of this genetic disease can be made.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is typically described as one of the most common lethal autosomal recessive disorders in North America. 1 About 1 in 25–30 Caucasians are carriers of CF mutations, whereas ...