Cystic Fibrosis

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CF
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪstɪk faɪˈbroʊsɪs/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United States.
  2. Health researchers use them in the study of cancer, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, and cystic fibrosis.
  3. In some patients with cystic fibrosis, this approach has reversed a disease once thought unstoppable.
  4. This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and Cystic Fibrosis(CF) Foundation.
  5. Children with CF have an abnormality in the function of a cell protein called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator.

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