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Can someone get cystic fibrosis as a teenager?
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Yes: A small segment of patients affected by cystic fibrosis does not show typical symptoms until teenage and apparently has very mild disease. This depends upon the mutation involving cftr gene (homozygous vs heretozygous so on).
Answered 12/10/2013
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