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If you were a carrier of cystic fibrosis, how do you test to see if your unborn child has inherited it?
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CF: First you need to determine if the father of the baby is also a carrier of the disease as CF is a recessive disease. Therefore both parents need to be carriers and even then there is only a 25% chance the baby is affected. Doing either cvs or amnio can determine if the fetus is affected by cf. If only one parent is a carrier. Screening post natal is recommended.
Answered 6/10/2014
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