cystic fibrosis

autosomal recessive disease characterized by the buildup of mucus
MedicalCondition designated_intractable_rare_disease Q178194
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Summary

cystic fibrosis is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of designated intractable rare disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,687 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: class of disease[3], symptom or sign[4]
  • Subclass of: autosomal recessive disease[5], lung disease[6], genetic biliary tract disease[7], genetic pancreatic disease[8], rare genetic respiratory disease[9], rare male fertility disorder with obstructive azoospermia[10], rare genetic disorder with obstructive azoospermia[11], syndrome[12]
  • Commons category: Cystic fibrosis[13]
  • ICPC 2 ID: T99[14]
  • Symptoms and signs: bowel obstruction[15], osteoporosis[16], peptic ulcer disease[17], cholestasis[18], hepatitis[19], gallstone[20], liver cirrhosis[21], bronchitis[22], pneumonia[23], atelectasis[24], bronchiectasis[25], pulmonary fibrosis[26], muscle weakness[27], dyspnea[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Cystic fibrosis[29]
  • Medical examination: physical examination[30], Sweat test[31], screening[32]
  • External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/4531[33]
  • Described by source: Al-Mawrid Al-Hadeeth (2008 Edition)[34], The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[35]
  • ICD-9-CM: 277.0[36]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C2975[37]
  • Health specialty: medical genetics[38], pediatrics[39], pulmonology[40]
  • Drug or therapy used for treatment: sodium phenylbutyrate[41], dornase alfa[42], amiloride[43]

Why It Matters

cystic fibrosis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Retrieved . ddrare.nibiohn.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · CorraleH · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de'
    P14914 → D00586
    Sitelink count → 69
    Described by source → Al-Mawrid Al-Hadeeth (2008 Edition), The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14914: D00586"
  2. 23d ago · تامر · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Al-Mawrid Al-Hadeeth (2008 Edition), The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Al-Mawrid Al-Hadeeth (2008 Edition)"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2bceCX
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  4. 15w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → autosomal recessive disease, lung disease, genetic biliary tract disease +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39732|batch #39732]]: rm redundant subclass"
  5. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0008225-cysticka-fibroza
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0008225-cysticka-fibroza, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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