CANDI81
Hi my son has these gene mutations. The only thing I can really say about them is I believe that they were first discovered after men were going to fertility centres later in life and this is when it was diagnosed. (However all men with cf, I believe have a high prevalence of being infertile, regards of gene mutations.) Other than this they didn't have any other health issues and no significant chest complaints. I am reminded everytime we go to the cf clinic that every case is different and affects the patient differently. Also these samples were case studies commonly done in france and spain. They were not scientific research. Unfortunately there is limited information. I googled the genes and this is where i found the case studies.
In terms of how rare this particular gene is, the case study did mention that out of the sample it was a novel gene (only had a very small number of men with it, and certainly was not the most common out of the sample).
My son is 4 months and very healthy. He is pancreatic sufficient and has had no chest infections to date.
He does have acid reflux, gets physio once a day and has sodium chloride in his feed for low salt levels.
Has your son had any complications. Every other parent I have spoke to with children with this combination have been very healthy and well, and carry out preventative measures. All positive signs.
If I can help please dont hesitate.
katie