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DF508 carrier
- Question
- We proceeded with my husband to check the CFTR gene for CF mutations – 38 mutations, approximately 80% of the mutations. I was found to be a carrier of the DF508 mutation, whereas my husband does not carry any of the looked for mutations. There is a 1/500 chances to have a child with CF. Do you think we should be further tested?
- Answer
- Dear friend,
You have been checked for the prevention of the CF and you were found to be a carrier of a CF mutation, whereas your husband has been checked for 80% of the mutations with negative results. Based on this there is indeed a 1/500 chances to have a child with CF. This chance will decrease even further as you check for a greater number of CF mutations.
Dr. Stavros Doudounakis
- 06.05.2015
