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Cystic Fibrosis
About Cystic Fibrosis
The most common fatal genetic disease in Caucasians. Life expectancy has risen from early childhood in the 1960s to well into adulthood today. Causes thick mucus in lungs and digestive system. The gene was identified in 1989. Trikafta, approved in 2019, treats 90% of patients.
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