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How much do you know about Cystic Fibrosis?

1. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary disease

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False

2. CF is more common in white children than in children of other races.

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False

3. As many as 30% of Americans of European descent carry the gene which is responsible for CF.

True
False

4. The lungs are the only organs affected by CF.

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False

5. A person with CF may have difficulty keeping off excess weight.

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False

6. Treatment of CF has not changed much in the past twenty-five years.

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False

7. The gene responsible for CF has been identified.

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False

8. There is no way to tell if a newborn will get CF.

True
False

9. Gene therapy is a standardized treatment for CF.

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False

10. People with CF require treatment only when they have an attack.

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False

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