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Subtle differences in other genes - besides the defective gene known to cause the illness cystic fibrosis - can significantly modify the inherited disease's severity, a large new multi-center national study has concluded.

SO I'm guessing, it might be because more than one codon could've been deleted, and thus make the symptoms more severe

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