How common is cystic Fibrosis?According to Genome AKA FAQs about genetic disorders, genetic disorder is very common to people. It mutates by it being presented on one or both chromosomes-(chromosomes come from each parent). so this means the child has a 25% chance of having the disease and it may also spread to others. CF is really common among european people of northern europeans ancestry and affects about one of 3000 newborns. The disease was first discovered by a woman named Dorothy Andersen in 1938, with all the descriptions that fit the condition occurring at least as far back as 1554.
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