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Re: cystic fibrosis

From: Jenna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:47:06 -0500 (CDT)


That is true. If both parents are carriers the chance of the baby having the disease is 25%.If only parent is a carrier, there is a 0 chance that the baby will have the disease.I guess the only problem with that is that the test they give won't pick up every person that carries the defective gene. I read they catch it from 80- 90% of the time. >I was under the impression that cystic fibrosis is a double recessive
>disorder, meaning that although both parents are carriers the risk in
>any one pregnancy is 25%...





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