How is the genetic disease Cystic fibrosis related to problems with producing en!
Question: they inherit a mutation in a certain gene that doesn't allow them to produce a working pair of regulatory proteins that are responsible for producing tears, sweat, mucous, saliva, and digestive enzymes.
The disruption in the production of these secretions and enzymes cause: mass production of mucous leading to chronic sinusitis, major lung diseases, disruptions in pancreatic functioning (causing feces to get stuck in the intestines), and diabetes I and II.
It would take one of those conditions to cause exhaustion in a human, they deal with all of them.
Answers: they inherit a mutation in a certain gene that doesn't allow them to produce a working pair of regulatory proteins that are responsible for producing tears, sweat, mucous, saliva, and digestive enzymes.
The disruption in the production of these secretions and enzymes cause: mass production of mucous leading to chronic sinusitis, major lung diseases, disruptions in pancreatic functioning (causing feces to get stuck in the intestines), and diabetes I and II.
It would take one of those conditions to cause exhaustion in a human, they deal with all of them.
Because CF patients work so hard to breathe, they are easily fatigued and lack energy to do many basic things.