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From what I understand there is no such thing as Adult Onset Cystic Fibrosis. CF is a hereditary genetic disease that you are born with. That said, there are rare cases of people with symptoms so mild they were not diagnosed until there 30s-60s. Sometimes these people have had prior medical problems but their doctors didn't check for CF because of their age. It is often so debilitating that children are diagnosed within the first few days of life. I am not an expert, I am just looking for research because I was told to go in for a test today (at age 33). The hospital couldn't even administer the test in the normal lab, I need to go to the children's hospital. I am just now reading http://www.cff.org/ it has more official information.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA person is born with Cystic Fibrosis. An adult can't '' get it ''. They would've already had it at birth.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that you have when you are born. You have it your whole life. And chances are if it isn't diagnosed at a young age you won't even live to adulthood.
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How do you start a topic sentence if its about Cystic fibrosis?
What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is a life threatening disease.
What is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United states?
cystic fibrosis (:cystic fibrosis :)cystic fibrosis ^-^
Do girls have cystic fibrosis?
Yes, girls can get cystic fibrosis.
An individual heterozygous for cystic fibrosis?
Is a carrier of cystic fibrosis
Is cystic fibrosis a viral disease?
No. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease.
Who found cystic fibrosis?
To found Cystic Fibrosis, watch Princess and I!!!
Is cystic fibrosis caused by a virus?
No. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease.
Is there a cure 4 cystic fibrosis?
No, there is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis.
What is an organization that helps people that have cystic fibrosis?
cystic fibrosis foundation
What term describes the inheritence cystic fibrosis?
The term that best describes the inheritance of cystic fibrosis is that it is genetic. Cystic fibrosis is caused by recessive alleles. Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease.
How do you got cystic fibrosis?
Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder, 2 parents have a CF gene, if their offspring inherits that trait they will have Cystic Fibrosis.
Is cystic fibrosis viral?
No. Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease.
