Worgall, for example, showed that expression of defective cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), the cause for cystic fibrosis, is associated with an inflammatory state and affects fatty acid and cholesterol metabolism which is associated, in great majority of patients, with decreased linoleic acid level and increased myristic, palmitoleic, stearic and oleic fatty acids levels [51]. The gene discussed is CFTR; the disease is cystic fibrosis.