Hi Ladies,
I just got some b/w results back, and apparently I am a carrier for a cystic fibrosis gene mutation (??). DH now needs to get tested to see if he is also a carrier. Unfortunately the nurse I spoke to could not give me a whole lot of info because in her words she "is not a genetic specialist", so I was left to my own devices and googled. It seems the only risk for baby is if we are both carriers, which seems fairly unlikely. Still, I am nervous, and wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar?
TIA...
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Re: Cystic Fibrosis gene carrier
Yes, I believe 25% chance baby has it, 25% chance baby doesn't have it, & 50% chance baby is a carrier.
My boss found out both him & his wife were carriers after she got pregnant & their baby is a carrier.
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Thanks for those stats, it puts things in perspective.
Does anyone know if I am correct in my thought that if my husband is not a carrier then we are most likely in the clear?
Both KDG and Rachey have it right.
as for your additional question, yes you would be OK. My RE had me tested before any treatments. Since DH has a history in his family, they started by testing me. Since my results were good, no further testing was done as it wasn't an issue.
hope that makes sense.
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My brother found out that he was a carrier when his baby was tested at birth and found to be a carrier. Because of this, I was tested in the initial round of bloodwork at my RE's office. I am also a carrier, but luckily, MH is not. There is still a crazy small chance that the baby could have it because they only test for the 20+ most common mutations of the gene. So, theoretically, MH could have a rare form, but that is unlikely.
So, if YH is not a carrier, it is not 100% that baby can't get it because YH could have a rare form. That's very unlikely though. Good luck with YH's test!