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I had awful toenail fungus, which wouldn't go away. But finally, I got rid of it by using JUBLIA. This is a new topical solution that really works. It is expensive and some health insurance plans don't cover it. Ask your doctor to prescribe Jublia.

Thanks a lot. He goes to a topnotch CF Center in NYC. It just feels wonderful to hear from CF patients who are in their 50s. My best wishes for many more years of a healthy life for you and your brother.

Thank you Huntersmom. I have had my son's doctor talking about CF type diseases but he never strayed away from CF diagnosis. I guess because my son has a clear positive sweat test. LL just wrote that 7T/7T is more related to GI problems but your son has a lot more respiratory issues. Has any...

Nell, thank you very much for taking the time to explain in great detail. Your explanation is a little technical and I am not able to reconcile it with the Ambry Report that says:This result decreases the likelihood, but does not eliminate the possibility, that this individual's clinical...

LL, Thank you very much for your reply. You are both helpful and knowledgeable. The best thing about you is that your are 66 years old -- reading about your age gives hope to people like me. My son has had respiratory issues but no GI issues, which is odd given that you are saying that 7T/7T...

Thank you very much for your reply. I think I made an error. The correct write up is: This individual is heterozygous for the p. T8961(c.2687C>T) variant of unknown significance in the CFTR gene, which may or may not be contributing to this individual's clinical history. This result decreases...

My son's genetic test says The individual is heterozygous for the p.T8961 (c2687>c) variant of unknown significance in the CFTR gene................ The individual carries the 7T/7T poly T variants in the CFTR gene. Can someone explain in everyday language what the above means. I could not...