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Discussion scenario: A mother brings her 6-month-old daughter to the HCP for evaluation of possible colic. The mother says the baby has had many episodes of crying after eating and, despite having a good appetite, is not gaining weight. The mother says the baby’s belly “gets all swollen sometimes.” The mother says the baby tastes “salty” when the mother kisses the baby. Further work up reveals a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. The mother relates that her 23-month-old son has had multiple episodes of “chest congestion” and was hospitalized once for pneumonia. The mother wants to know what cystic fibrosis is and she also wants to know if she should have any more children.

 

Post an explanation of the disease highlighted in the scenario you were provided. Include the following in your explanation:

The role genetics plays in the disease.
Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described.
The physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you think this response occurred.
The cells that are involved in this process.
How another characteristic (e.g., gender, genetics) would change your response.

“Cystic Fibrosis”

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Using “Cystic Fibrosis” as the topic, please follow the instructions here:

Functional Genomics Research Assignments:
Genetics and the Pathophysiological Basis of Disease
Welcome to the Functional Genomics Research Assignments. In this activity, you will explore Physiology and Functional Genomics as it relates to human disease.
Objectives:
1) Learn to use literature searches.
2) Understand the complexity and physiological basis of diseases of genetic origin.
3) Explore and understand accepted treatment options.

Procedure:
For each disease, you will write a short paper (no more than 1000 words total) addressing each of the following:
1) What is the genetic basis of the disease?
2) What is the molecular basis of the disease? (what is abnormal at the cellular, biochemical, or molecular level?)
3) What are the physiologic implications of the disease? (what is abnormal about the physiology of people with this disease?)
4) What are the treatment options?

Each of these questions can be addressed sufficiently in one paragraph (250 words or less for each question).

“Cystic Fibrosis”

Posted on | by Brian Leakey

Using “Cystic Fibrosis” as the topic, please follow the instructions here:

Functional Genomics Research Assignments:
Genetics and the Pathophysiological Basis of Disease
Welcome to the Functional Genomics Research Assignments. In this activity, you will explore Physiology and Functional Genomics as it relates to human disease.
Objectives:
1) Learn to use literature searches.
2) Understand the complexity and physiological basis of diseases of genetic origin.
3) Explore and understand accepted treatment options.

Procedure:
For each disease, you will write a short paper (no more than 1000 words total) addressing each of the following:
1) What is the genetic basis of the disease?
2) What is the molecular basis of the disease? (what is abnormal at the cellular, biochemical, or molecular level?)
3) What are the physiologic implications of the disease? (what is abnormal about the physiology of people with this disease?)
4) What are the treatment options?

Each of these questions can be addressed sufficiently in one paragraph (250 words or less for each question).

Cystic Fibrosis

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Topic- Cystic Fibrosis
Conduct a robust literature search on the subject
• identify a specific topic(s) to write about
• include original references and review articles
Write a 4-page single-space (~2000-2500 words) article on the specific topic(s): Cystic Fibrosis

 

 

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Cystic fibrosis is genetic disease caused by mutations in the CFTR gene. The consequence of this is production of an abnormal transmembrane protein that is responsible for producing sweat, mucus, and digestive fluids.

Explain in depth the correlation between the defective gene and the abnormal protein that is produced. Be sure to mention the process involved in protein production, whether or not those process(s) have properly occurred, and their end products.

Provide details in your explanation and support your answer with facts from your textbook, research, and articles from scholarly journals. Remember to add references in APA format at the end of your post to avoid plagiarism.

Cystic fibrosis

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A mother brings her 6-month-old daughter to the HCP for evaluation of possible colic. The mother says the baby has had many episodes of crying after eating and, despite having a good appetite, is not gaining weight. The mother says the baby’s belly “gets all swollen sometimes.” The mother says the baby tastes “salty” when the mother kisses the baby. Further work up reveals a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. The mother relates that her 23-month-old son has had multiple episodes of “chest congestion” and was hospitalized once for pneumonia. The mother wants to know what cystic fibrosis is and she also wants to know if she should have any more children.

 

 

Post an explanation of the disease highlighted in the scenario you were provided. Include the following in your explanation:

The role genetics plays in the disease.
Why the patient is presenting with the specific symptoms described.
The physiologic response to the stimulus presented in the scenario and why you think this response occurred.
The cells that are involved in this process.
How another characteristic (e.g., gender, genetics) would change your response.