Cystic fibrosis--a genetic dilemma.

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Cystic fibrosis is a common genetic disease that usually presents in early childhood as a devastating disease affecting pulmonary function and at times gastrointestinal functioning and nutritional status. Variant forms of this disease have been described, which may have a delayed age of onset or a milder clinical course. Numerous genetic mutations have been described in cystic fibrosis. There are several...

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