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Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 Oct 21; doi: 10.1002/ppul.25733. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Increasing life expectancy in cystic fibrosis: Advances and challenges.

Pediatric pulmonology

Kimberly A McBennett, Pamela B Davis, Michael W Konstan

Affiliations

  1. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
  2. Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

PMID: 34672432 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.25733

Abstract

Since the first description of cystic fibrosis in 1938, there have been significant advances in both quality of life and longevity for people living with this disease. In this article we describe the milestones of the last 80 years and what we perceive to be the remaining barriers to normalcy for this population.

© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.

Keywords: CFTR modulators; cystic fibrosis; lung function; survival

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