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Default Can a woman of 67 be diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis? - 12-21-2008, 12:31 AM

My friends mother is 67 and she's just been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, but all the info I can find says its a condition you are born with and the average life expectancy is only 36.8 years. Is this possible? has she been miss diagnosed? She was diagnosed in Algeria and I know that their healthcare system isn't as advanced as ours.
   
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Default 12-24-2008, 04:41 AM

Cystic Fibrosis is a condition with which you don't make a specific protein because of the way your genetic Information is. You can't develop it later in life because that would mean your DNA has changed so no, i can't image that she was correctly diagnosed.
   
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Default 04-04-2009, 09:13 AM

It's genetic, so no, she hasn't got Cystic Fibrosis.If she did had CF, she would have been struggling with her breathing since she was a baby.
   
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Default 05-19-2009, 03:11 AM

If she's a smoker then it could be pulmonary fibrosis. Maybe you are confusing the 2? they do sound alike. HTH
   
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