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What percentage of female va male fetuses get cystic fibrosis?

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50/50: It is about 50/50; there is no real difference in the incidence of cystic fibrosis between males and females.

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Dr. William Walsh answered

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50-50: However, female patients have worse outcomes (for reasons we are certain of).

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