Cystic fibrosis is a monogenic autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the CFTR gene (chromosome 7). More than 1250 mutations have been reported. Nearly 70% of all cases are caused by the delta F508 allele, with 30 other mutations accounting for a further 20% of cases.
Sponsored Topics. Lawson is a city in Clay and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 2,336 at the 2000 census. Lawson is located at 39Â°26â²16â³N 94Â°12â²29â³W / 39.43778Â°N 94.20806Â°W / 39.43778; -94.20806 (39.437848, -94.207973).
Waldo Water Tower (Kansas City, Missouri) Not to be confused with Waldo Water Tower (Waldo, Arkansas). The Waldo water tower, officially called the Frank T. Riley Memorial, is a white, castle-like tower in the Waldo neighborhood of south Kansas City, Missouri. The structure was a functioning water tower from 1920 until 1957. The tower was pictured each year from 1929 to 1946 in the World Book Encyclopedia as an early example of reinforced concrete.