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Do both parents have to be cystic fibrosis carriers for a child to get it?

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Yes: Cystic fibrosis carriers do not have any symptoms and frequently there is no known falmily history of cystic fibrosis.

Answered 3/16/2017

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Dr. HARRY OPSIMOS answered

Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology

Yes: Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease which means that a person needs to inherit 2 abnormal genes in order to have the disease. Those 2 abnormal copies come one each from the 2 parents, so both parents need to be at least carriers.

Answered 3/16/2017

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