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my son malachi has cystic fibrosis(two parent gene carrier disease)effects respitory&many organs..... born 1976 >doctors said he'd be lucky to live to 1st birthday!!big 31 sept 2007!!!!!




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Lecture GCRC 10-06 for distribution.ppt
...mutation(s) * Patience and money ? Simple Simple ? Case: Cystic Fibrosis Case: Cystic Fibrosis * Most frequent lethal genetic disease of childhood * 1/ ...3 2 1 LOD Genome Scan Genome Scan Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis ? Positional Cloning Positional Cloning Linkage analysis result Positional cloning Cystic Fibrosis - Summary Cystic Fibrosis - Summary * First disease gene identifi ed by positional ...
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Lecture GCRC 10-06 for distribution.ppt
...mutation(s) * Patience and money ? Simple Simple ? Case: Cystic Fibrosis Case: Cystic Fibrosis * Most frequent lethal genetic disease of childhood * 1/ ...3 2 1 LOD Genome Scan Genome Scan Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis ? Positional Cloning Positional Cloning Linkage analysis result Positional cloning Cystic Fibrosis - Summary Cystic Fibrosis - Summary * First disease gene identifi ed by positional ...
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handout seminar 10-17-06.ppt
...Single gene disorders Single gene disorders ? Marfan Marfan , Cystic fibrosis , Cystic fibrosis * * Use of animal models in this process Use ...found important results Nevertheless he found important results Cystic fibrosis (CF) disease variability & modifier genes * 1000 or so ...which have been identified in CFTR gene for cystic fibrosis * Most common recessive disorder, 1 in 25 Caucasians ...
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handout seminar 10-17-06.ppt
...Single gene disorders Single gene disorders ? Marfan Marfan , Cystic fibrosis , Cystic fibrosis * * Use of animal models in this process Use ...found important results Nevertheless he found important results Cystic fibrosis (CF) disease variability & modifier genes * 1000 or so ...which have been identified in CFTR gene for cystic fibrosis * Most common recessive disorder, 1 in 25 Caucasians ...
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Microsoft Word - Clinical Research Coordinator II 350.15039_2007_09.doc
...8am-5pm SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS Reports to: Director of Cystic Fibrosis Center Directly Supervises: May supervise clinical research assistants. ...activities of clinical research trial programs for the Cystic Fibrosis Center at the Children?s Hospital of Wisconsin ...lab specimens as necessary. 14. Develop understanding of cystic fibrosis disease process, clinic operations and becomes a key ...
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Medical College of Wisconsin - Active Protocols
...Gastroenterology 691 Definition of Chronic Lung Disease in Cystic Fibrosis through High Resolution Computed tomography as Related to ... Biophysics 752 Determinants of Early Pancreatic Injury in Cystic Fibrosis Gershan, W. Pediatrics/Pulmonary 753 Multi-Mutational Analysis for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Mutant Alleles Gershan, W. Pediatrics/Pulmonary 756 ...S Pediatrics/Child Dev. 779 Genetic Modifiers of Cystic Fibrosis:Sibling Study Gershan, W. Pediatrics/Pulmonary 780 Managing ...
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Medical College of Wisconsin - Active Protocols
...Gastroenterology 691 Definition of Chronic Lung Disease in Cystic Fibrosis through High Resolution Computed tomography as Related to ... Biophysics 752 Determinants of Early Pancreatic Injury in Cystic Fibrosis Gershan, W. Pediatrics/Pulmonary 753 Multi-Mutational Analysis for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Mutant Alleles Gershan, W. Pediatrics/Pulmonary 756 ...S Pediatrics/Child Dev. 779 Genetic Modifiers of Cystic Fibrosis:Sibling Study Gershan, W. Pediatrics/Pulmonary 780 Managing ...
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Microsoft Word - PHC Report Final 9-13.doc
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Medical College of Wisconsin - Sinusitis
...in the nose Problems with the immune system Cystic fibrosis Children at Risk for Getting Sinusitis The following ...contributing to the frequent sinus infections. Testing for cystic fibrosis although cystic fibrosis is rare, if your child is having frequent ...
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Hi C.! My cousin has cystic fibrosis and when i was pregnant i decided not to get the test and everything was fine. the statistics as far as i know are that both parents have to carry the gene then there is only a 25% chance that your child will get it. My cousins parents have another child and he is fine. but do some research, it might make you feel better. For me the chances werent high enough to do the test and stress about it the whole pregnancy. Whats meant to be will be. Good luck!

I'm in a somewhat similar situation, I'm a carrier for Sickle Cell Anemia. If your significant other is also a carrier for CF like you are, there is a 1 in 4 chance your kids will have it. As far as your children carrying the gene, some of your kids might get it or might not. In the state of MO it is now mandatoty all babies are tested for about 20 some different gene disorders, and when those results come in, the state will notify you if there is anything wrong, or if your child is a carrier or not. Plus you can always ask your kids DR to run that test on them. I found out through this newborn test my youngest son was a carrier for SC and then I got tested, and that's how I found out I was. You just have to make sure your partner, as well as your kids (if they are a carrier) partner are tested for this. Hope that helps good luck!

Sorry about taking so long to respond, I just got back into town and I'm catching up on my email.
I am a carrier for CF. It runs in my family big time. When I got pregnant my husband was tested and thankgully he was not a carrier. I'm not a Dr so don't quote me to 100% accuracy but I'm pretty sure that your child has a 50% chance of being a carrier. If you or your child are a carrier it does not affect you in anyway, you are just a carrier. Your problems would start only if your spouse is a carrier too. Chances are he is probably not a carrier but there are so many people who are carriers and don't know it. It can go back for many generations and no one knows they have it until they have a child with CF. If both you and your partner are carriers for CF then you have a 25% chance of having a child with CF. My grandparents were both carriers. They had a total of 6 children and 2 had cystic fibrosis. While one child passed away after only a couple of months due to other complications the other child lived into his early teens and that was back in the 1950's. Now days life expectancy is much longer and hopefully a cure will be found.
Do some research online and get all the info from your Dr that you can. Hope that helps some and if you have any other questions just email me!

I wouldn't worry about it. Although numbers and likelihood play a role the fact of the matter is, it is still up to God and thinking about it or having your husband tested won't change anything. The thing with genetics is that each time you have a child it is a new roll of the dice. Just because you have had two healthy children doesn't effect the chance of your unborn child having the disease at all. For example, if your child has a 1 in 4 chance of having the disease that doesn't mean that if you have four children one of them will definately have the disease... every time you get pregnant you have a new 1 in 4 chance. Do a google for Punits (sp) squares... this will show you a pretty simple way to calculate the chance of your child being a carrier and your child having the disease. You will have to do it once assuming you husband does not cary the gene and once assuming he does.
Good luck, don't worry, give it up to GOD... I wish you the best!