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 ...

A new set of standardized screening recommendations from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation aims to reduce missed or delayed diagnosis of the genetic disorder among infants. All 50 U.S. states screen ...

Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease caused by mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The CFTR gene encodes an ion channel protein that is involved in ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...