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  • Information on Cystic Fibrosis?
  • How Common Is Cystic Fibrosis?
  • Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms
  • Suspecting a Child May Have Cystic Fibrosis
  • Cystic Fibrosis Symptoms & Diagnosis
  • What Makes Cystic Fibrosis a Genetic Disease?
  • Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
  • How the Gene Mutation Causes Cystic Fibrosis
  • Gene Therapy as a Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
  • Detecting Cystic Fibrosis in an Unborn Baby
  • Can Cystic Fibrosis Be Prevented?
  • How Patients and Their Families can Cope
  • Keeping on Top of Your Conditio
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    Information on Cystic Fibrosis



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    Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic, progressive, and frequently fatal genetic (inherited) disease of the body's mucus glands. CF primarily affects the respiratory and digestive systems in children and young adults. The sweat glands and the reproductive system are also usually involved. On the average, individuals with CF have a lifespan of approximately 30 years.

    CF-like disease has been known for over two centuries. The name, cystic fibrosis of the pancreas, was first applied to the disease in 1938.


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