2 doctors agreed: CFTR: Cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutation of the cftr gene, or cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator, on chromosome 7. Cftr works as a chloride ion channel which helps to regulate chloride and sodium movement in your lungs and sweat ducts. ...Read more.
1. JKJones (Pharmacist (Verified)) - 11 / 08 / 2010. Desquamation is the natural shedding and peeling of the outermost layers of the skin. When there is damage to the skin or this process is interrupted or changed, there may be additional shedding and peeling.
For the meaning in material sciences, see spalling. Desquamation (from Latin desquamare, meaning to scrape the scales off a fish ), also called skin peeling, is the shedding of the outermost membrane or layer of a tissue, such as the skin.n pathologic desquamation, such as that seen in X-linked ichthyosis, the stratum corneum becomes thicker (hyperkeratosis), imparting a dry or scaly appearance to the skin, and instead of detaching as single cells, corneocytes are shed in clusters, forming visible scales.