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My son & wife tested neg for cystic fibrosis through screening test, not sweat test. however my son has hirschsprung disease. should i test for cf - or it's high unlikely i have it? i'm 32. feel fine
8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
I wouldn't: There is no relationship between Hirschprung disease and CF. If you wand to know if you are an asymptomatic carrier of CF, the tests are available. However, you don't get to age 30 without symptoms when you have the disease and your fertility would also be diminished.If your wife is not a carrier, you can not produce babies with CF.
Answered 4/5/2016
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Depends: you could still be a carrier. it would only matter if you and wife were carriers. there is no coorelation with hirschsprung's as different chromosomes are involved.
Answered 3/22/2016
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Rare association: Very rare association between Hirschsprung's disease and cystic fibrosis.
Answered 1/1/2016
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