RESPIRATORY
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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46, 375
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48, 000
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47, 500
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35, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -Approximately 1, 000 new cases of CF are diagnosed each year. More than 75 percent of people with CF are diagnosed by age 2. More than half of the CF population is age 18 or older.
Detailed explanation-2: -People with this condition produce a faulty CFTR protein that affects the cells of the body that produce mucus and sweat. There are about 30, 000 people with cystic fibrosis in the United States and approximately 70, 000 people worldwide. Approximately 1 in 30 Americans is a carrier.
Detailed explanation-3: -When both parents are carriers (CN), every baby has 25% chance of having cystic fibrosis. If testing shows one parent is a carrier and the other parent is likely not a carrier, the chance of having a child with cystic fibrosis is significantly reduced.
Detailed explanation-4: -The cystic fibrosis population More than half of people with CF are age 18 or older. More than 75 percent of people with CF are diagnosed by age 2. 51 percent of adults with CF hold down jobs. 31 percent of adults with CF have a college degree.