Editorial Review Product Description Chapters: Cystic Fibrosis, Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney, Brugada Syndrome, Familial Hemiplegic Migraine, Generalized Epilepsy With Febrile Seizures Plus, Achromatopsia, Episodic Ataxia, Malignant Hyperthermia, Paramyotonia Congenita, X-Linked Congenital Stationary Night Blindness, Long Qt Syndrome, Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions, Erythromelalgia, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy, Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis, Autosomal Dominant Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy, Childhood Absence Epilepsy, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Paroxysmal Extreme Pain Disorder, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type-6, Congenital Hyperinsulinism, Hypomagnesemia With Secondary Hypocalcemia, Bartter Syndrome, Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis, Rolandic Epilepsy, Timothy Syndrome, Nonsyndromic Deafness, Mucolipidosis Type Iv, Congenital Insensitivity to Pain, Short Qt Syndrome, Hypokalemic Sensory Overstimulation, Andersen-tawil Syndrome, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type-13, Familial Atrial Fibrillation, Romano-Ward Syndrome, Potassium-Aggravated Myotonia, Maculopathy, Pseudohypoaldosteronism, Calciumopathy, Channelome. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 281. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cystic Fibrosis (also known as CF) is a common hereditary disease which affects the entire body, causing progressive disability and often early death. The name cystic fibrosis refers to the characteristic scarring (fibrosis) and cyst formation within the pancreas, first recognized in the 1930s. Difficulty breathing is the most serious symptom and results from frequent lung infections that are treated, though not cured, by antibiotics and other medications. A multitude of other symptoms, including sinus infections, poor growth, diarrhea, and infertility result from the effects of CF on other parts of the bod...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=50601 ... Read more |