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UK patient crosses milestone for cystic fibrosis

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By Rick Childress
| pmg-ky2.com
By RICK CHILDRESS UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LEXINGTON - In 1945, someone diagnosed with cystic fibrosis faced extremely long odds to live a long life. Many never made it out of childhood. Groundbreaking advances in research and care in recent decades have greatly increased the length and quality of life for many of those born with cystic fibrosis - a rare genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas and other organs.
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UK patient crosses milestone for cystic fibrosis

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By Rick Childress
LEXINGTON — In 1945, someone diagnosed with cystic fibrosis faced extremely long odds to live a long life. Many never made it out of childhood. “I’m glad I never knew I had it,” said Ryan King of Lexington. He only recently was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Groundbreaking advances in research and care in recent decades have greatly increased the length and quality of life for many of those born with cystic fibrosis — a rare genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas and other organs.
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UK patient crosses milestone for cystic fibrosis

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By Rick Childress
| Messenger Inquirer Verified
LEXINGTON — In 1945, someone diagnosed with cystic fibrosis faced extremely long odds to live a long life. Many never made it out of childhood. Groundbreaking advances in research and care in recent decades have greatly increased the length and quality of life for many of those born with cystic fibrosis — a rare genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas and other organs. Still, older Americans living with the disease are uncommon, but increasing in number.
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