Common+Facts

= Common Facts =


 * == There are 30,000 children and adults in the United States that are affected by Cystic Fibrosis and 70,000 people worldwide. ==




 * == An additional 10 million more are carriers of the defective gene but do not have the disease. This means that about 1 in every 31 Americans carries the Cystic Fibrosis gene. ==


 * == Research has found that Cystic Fibrosis is most common among Caucasians. ==


 * ==About 2,500 babies a year in the U.S are born with Cystic Fibrosis.==