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What's to be expected? might they ever find a cure for cystic fibrosis?
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Unlikely: As a genetic disease, CF is carried by asymptomatic people with a normal gene to balance the abnormal one.If two asymptomatic carriers conceive a baby with two abnormal genes, CF is expressed and the abnormal gene is present in every cell of the body. Treatment is supportive but cannot undo the abnormal genetic information. Improvements in long term supportive care is the best hope at present.
Answered 6/10/2014
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