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newly diagnosed patients/year
- Question
- Does anyone know approximately how many newly diagnosed CF patients there are in the EU each year?
Thank you - Answer
- Dear questioner.
Thank you for your question. CF affects about 1 in 2,500 live births. Taking into account 5,0 million births in the European Union per year, the incidence of babies born with CF is around 2,000, making CF a significant health problem. Worldwide, approximately 70,000 individuals
have CF; most are diagnosed by six months of age. Approximately one in 25 people of European descent is a carrier of a cystic fibrosis mutation. If you wish to read more about this the website of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and associations has very useful information.
www.medicinesformankind.eu/upload/pdf/E_cyfib.pdf
I hope this gives you the information you need
Best wishes
Stuart Elborn
Judy Bradley
- 06.04.2011
- The answer is edited by: Prof Stuart Elborn
