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