 | "Cystic fibrosis is the most common life-shortening inherited disease in North America. In 1938, Dr. Dorothy Andersen first described the complex of respiratory and digestive signs and symptoms that make up this syndrome, but references to a childhood disorder characterized by salty sweat and early death date at least to the middle ages."
David M. Orenstein, Rudolph's Pediatrics (Online) 21st Ed. (2003) |
