Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a very severe disease. ... Unfortunately, patients with Cystic Fibrosis have a life expectancy of thirty years.
The gene that causes cystic fibrosis was located in 1989. CF carrier testing is generally recommended when there is a family history of CF; however, 80% of children with cystic fibrosis are born to parents with no prior history of the disease. ...
One in 2500 people in the general population in America is born with cystic fibrosis. ...
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder that affects many functions of the body: breathing, digestion and reproduction. ...
The symptoms of cystic fibrosis differ from person to person. ... People with cystic fibrosis have secretions that are thick and sticky rather than thin and watery. ... Using these viruses, they hope they will someday be able to cure Cystic Fibrosis when sprayed into patients lungs.
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