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bubbles5bubbles5
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Have a blood test come back for a high risk of Cystic Fibrosis?  Sorry if this is not the right board to post this on, but my SIL just got back some blood results the says her baby is at high risk for CF and they want to do another blood test on her. 

Now I have been googling my brains out to try and find out what it means, and all I can find out is about the Carrier test (and seeing as this is a genetic mutation, my husband may need to be tested as well).  But it doesn't make any sense to test her again?? I dont know.....just seeing if anyone of you girls have been though this.  Again sorry if this is the wrong board, I just figured that a lot of you have been through a battery of tests.  TIA.  

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  • laura_harvlaura_harv
    I have been tested for this.  All that it means, if you are a carrier is that DH needs to be tested.  if he too is a carrier then worry, from what I understand.  You both need to be carriers to have a real problem. (although i could be wrong). 
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  • Miss DarlaMiss Darla
    they just tested my cousin for this recently. ?you don't need to be worried unless both parents are carriers. ?they tested me for this too after my miscarriage.
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  • *jenjen**jenjen*

    If the test comes up positive, then there's no reason to re-test her because she's definitely a carrier.  Like pp said, now they need to test her husband...if he's not a carrier, then their baby has no chance of having Cystic Fibrosis. 

    It's very rare that both parents are carriers...and even if they are, it's still a 1 in 4 chance that their baby has CF.  Unfortunately my husband and I are both carriers, but i think we might be the only ones on the nest boards that are.

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