NYCLawGirl
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I'd do it, absolutely. $1600 is a lot of money, I know, and esp. right now. But absolutely nothing is more worth it than knowing 100% for sure that your child does not have cystic fibrosis. As Harriet said, your child is without a doubt a carrier of the D508 gene, and if your husband has any CF gene at all than your child DOES have a greater chance of having than a child of two non-CF parents (carriers) would have.
Make sure to include deletions and duplications. They didn't find my second mutation until I was in my mid 20s b/c no one ever thought to test for deletions, even though I was diagnosed by sweat test at 6 weeks. Turns out I have one entirely absent CF gene (complete deletion), which is good to know b/c it identified my sister as a carrier whereas previously they had found no mutations.
Make sure to include deletions and duplications. They didn't find my second mutation until I was in my mid 20s b/c no one ever thought to test for deletions, even though I was diagnosed by sweat test at 6 weeks. Turns out I have one entirely absent CF gene (complete deletion), which is good to know b/c it identified my sister as a carrier whereas previously they had found no mutations.