Should parents be tested?

[MargaritaChic]

We recently found out our newborn has CF. Should my husband and I be tested to see if we have CF or are just carriers?

Is it important to know which parent gave her which mutation?

 

[MargaritaChic]

We recently found out our newborn has CF. Should my husband and I be tested to see if we have CF or are just carriers?

Is it important to know which parent gave her which mutation?

 

[MargaritaChic]

We recently found out our newborn has CF. Should my husband and I be tested to see if we have CF or are just carriers?

Is it important to know which parent gave her which mutation?

 

[MargaritaChic]

We recently found out our newborn has CF. Should my husband and I be tested to see if we have CF or are just carriers?

Is it important to know which parent gave her which mutation?

 

[MargaritaChic]

We recently found out our newborn has CF. Should my husband and I be tested to see if we have CF or are just carriers?

Is it important to know which parent gave her which mutation?

 

[JazzysMom]

Unless you are symptomatic I dont see a need in testing for actual CF. Some carriers are symptomatic BTW, but that doesnt mean they have CF itself.

Knowing which gene you have could be beneficial for the families. IF someone else in either side of the family had someone that needed to be tested, you would know at least one gene to test for. Its not a guarantee, but its a starting point.

As far as your chilod & which parent gave her which gene....it doesnt make a difference in her clinical outcome. As I said its more of a family might want to know type thing. This is especially true for the families that like to cast blame....she didnt get it from MY side type thing.....

Good Luck

 

[JazzysMom]

Unless you are symptomatic I dont see a need in testing for actual CF. Some carriers are symptomatic BTW, but that doesnt mean they have CF itself.

Knowing which gene you have could be beneficial for the families. IF someone else in either side of the family had someone that needed to be tested, you would know at least one gene to test for. Its not a guarantee, but its a starting point.

As far as your chilod & which parent gave her which gene....it doesnt make a difference in her clinical outcome. As I said its more of a family might want to know type thing. This is especially true for the families that like to cast blame....she didnt get it from MY side type thing.....

Good Luck

 

[JazzysMom]

Unless you are symptomatic I dont see a need in testing for actual CF. Some carriers are symptomatic BTW, but that doesnt mean they have CF itself.

Knowing which gene you have could be beneficial for the families. IF someone else in either side of the family had someone that needed to be tested, you would know at least one gene to test for. Its not a guarantee, but its a starting point.

As far as your chilod & which parent gave her which gene....it doesnt make a difference in her clinical outcome. As I said its more of a family might want to know type thing. This is especially true for the families that like to cast blame....she didnt get it from MY side type thing.....

Good Luck

 

[JazzysMom]

Unless you are symptomatic I dont see a need in testing for actual CF. Some carriers are symptomatic BTW, but that doesnt mean they have CF itself.

Knowing which gene you have could be beneficial for the families. IF someone else in either side of the family had someone that needed to be tested, you would know at least one gene to test for. Its not a guarantee, but its a starting point.

As far as your chilod & which parent gave her which gene....it doesnt make a difference in her clinical outcome. As I said its more of a family might want to know type thing. This is especially true for the families that like to cast blame....she didnt get it from MY side type thing.....

Good Luck

 

[JazzysMom]

Unless you are symptomatic I dont see a need in testing for actual CF. Some carriers are symptomatic BTW, but that doesnt mean they have CF itself.

Knowing which gene you have could be beneficial for the families. IF someone else in either side of the family had someone that needed to be tested, you would know at least one gene to test for. Its not a guarantee, but its a starting point.

As far as your chilod & which parent gave her which gene....it doesnt make a difference in her clinical outcome. As I said its more of a family might want to know type thing. This is especially true for the families that like to cast blame....she didnt get it from MY side type thing.....

Good Luck

 

[Mommafirst]

Our CF center requested that one of us get tested (they didn't care who) to make sure that the two mutations our daughter has were actually one from each of us (thus on different strands). I guess its rare but possible that a person could have two mutations of CF, but if they are on the same chromosome, then its just that you are a double carrier. So they wanted to confirm that my dd got one from each of us, which she did.

 

[Mommafirst]

Our CF center requested that one of us get tested (they didn't care who) to make sure that the two mutations our daughter has were actually one from each of us (thus on different strands). I guess its rare but possible that a person could have two mutations of CF, but if they are on the same chromosome, then its just that you are a double carrier. So they wanted to confirm that my dd got one from each of us, which she did.

 

[Mommafirst]

Our CF center requested that one of us get tested (they didn't care who) to make sure that the two mutations our daughter has were actually one from each of us (thus on different strands). I guess its rare but possible that a person could have two mutations of CF, but if they are on the same chromosome, then its just that you are a double carrier. So they wanted to confirm that my dd got one from each of us, which she did.

 

[Mommafirst]

Our CF center requested that one of us get tested (they didn't care who) to make sure that the two mutations our daughter has were actually one from each of us (thus on different strands). I guess its rare but possible that a person could have two mutations of CF, but if they are on the same chromosome, then its just that you are a double carrier. So they wanted to confirm that my dd got one from each of us, which she did.

 

[Mommafirst]

Our CF center requested that one of us get tested (they didn't care who) to make sure that the two mutations our daughter has were actually one from each of us (thus on different strands). I guess its rare but possible that a person could have two mutations of CF, but if they are on the same chromosome, then its just that you are a double carrier. So they wanted to confirm that my dd got one from each of us, which she did.

 

[3gr8kids]

My husb has always been sick w/ asthma/allergies.....I was talking to my kiddos pulm and they said he should go see a pulm here where we live.........sooo today he went and the pulm definately thinks something other than asthma/all is wrong....he has a pallup (spelling) and is going to have a ct scan and other tests...im so scard for him...this is a monster!

 

[3gr8kids]

My husb has always been sick w/ asthma/allergies.....I was talking to my kiddos pulm and they said he should go see a pulm here where we live.........sooo today he went and the pulm definately thinks something other than asthma/all is wrong....he has a pallup (spelling) and is going to have a ct scan and other tests...im so scard for him...this is a monster!

 

[3gr8kids]

My husb has always been sick w/ asthma/allergies.....I was talking to my kiddos pulm and they said he should go see a pulm here where we live.........sooo today he went and the pulm definately thinks something other than asthma/all is wrong....he has a pallup (spelling) and is going to have a ct scan and other tests...im so scard for him...this is a monster!

 

[3gr8kids]

My husb has always been sick w/ asthma/allergies.....I was talking to my kiddos pulm and they said he should go see a pulm here where we live.........sooo today he went and the pulm definately thinks something other than asthma/all is wrong....he has a pallup (spelling) and is going to have a ct scan and other tests...im so scard for him...this is a monster!

 

[3gr8kids]

My husb has always been sick w/ asthma/allergies.....I was talking to my kiddos pulm and they said he should go see a pulm here where we live.........sooo today he went and the pulm definately thinks something other than asthma/all is wrong....he has a pallup (spelling) and is going to have a ct scan and other tests...im so scard for him...this is a monster!