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CF and IRT results
Our daughter is 30 days old. We did an IRT test twice. The first result was 195 and the second one 117. Based on the above what are the chances for our daughter to be a carrier of a CF mutation, or for her to suffer from CF. We will do a sweat test and DNA testing. We, the parents, do not know if ...
23.01.2012
Borderline sweat test
What does it mean if the sweat test is borderline for a 4 year old child?
20.01.2012
Sweat test
Hello, The sweat test result of my daughter is very high (above 250). I thought I read that above 150 it could be a technical error. What it really? Are such results common?
12.01.2012
nasal potential difference measurement
What tests can be done to determine the severity of the disease? Where it canbe performed measurement of nasal potential difference and what is the correlation between disease severity and this analysis?
04.01.2012
uncertain cystic fibrosis diagnosis
I have a daughter of 11 years old, diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, 3 years ago(the first sweat test was 68 and the second one 62). Tests were performed ​​after the third episode of pancreatitis (she does not have respiratory symptoms). The genetic test revealed heterozygous genotype for ...
23.12.2011
always sick daughter
My daughter is since birth a sweet ‘mommie’s’ child. She was breast fed for one year (with some food supplements) but after that, started to eat less and less and be more and more tired and listless. At the age of 17 months, she even got dehydrated and needed to be admitted to the hospital. ...
05.12.2011
CF- diagnostics
Hello, my mum died in 2003 of CF. Where could a sweat test or genetic test be done? Is it paid by health insurance or by a patient? Thanks in advance
13.12.2011
CF testing and ATB
Hello, I want to ask if taking ATB may influence the result of a sweat test. My son was tested due to repeated coughing. The result was 13. When he was tested he was treated by antibiotics (clarithromycin) what I have forgotten to mention. He was without fever. Thank You.
22.11.2011
CF (Swest test)
Hello, my daughter, born in 2004, has sweat test 58.5, ...55, but genetic testing were negative for CF (42 mutations). She is ill all the time with repeated sinusitis, wet prolonged caugh. Just ATB helped her. Her condition gets better after antibiotics treatment, but as soon as we start going out, ...
22.11.2011
Diagnostics_2
I am a carrier of the CF gene. During my pregnancy my husband underwent genetics testing in Olomouc and we were told that he wasn't a carrier. We have two boys. One of them is five years old and he has been suffering from a prolonged rhinitis since birth. The rhinitis doesn´t cease during the ...
13.12.2011
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