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Hello,
I found this group in hopes of some answers. My daughter was born
Dec.27,2006. Her heel stick test has screened a positive result for
one CF mutation. I have to have a sweat test done on her. As of now-
She is almost a month old and has no symptoms- She does not taste
salty, she has normal stools and she has gained two pounds and two
inches since birth. I guess I am just unsure of the chances of her not
having CF. There is NO history of it on either side, However my sister
is a carrier for it- so I suppose I am as well. I guess my question is
this- Is there any chance that she is just a carrier herself??




Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:40 pm

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Hello, I found this group in hopes of some answers. My daughter was born Dec.27,2006. Her heel stick test has screened a positive result for one CF mutation....
Danielle Rose Quigley
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Jan 19, 2007
11:40 pm

Yes there is that chance that she is just a carrier. my understand is that both parents have to be carriers. I am 35yrs old and was diagnosed only 2yrs ago so...
Stephanie Woods
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Jan 20, 2007
12:04 am

Danielle, My advise to you is to just have the sweat test done, so you know for sure. Not all mutations of CF are the same, and many babies won't show any...
Deb & Jeff
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Jan 20, 2007
3:16 am

A sweat test isn't 100% The only test that is the most accurate is the Ambry Genetic testing since I believe it screens for the most Mutations. People could...
Robin Archie
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Jan 20, 2007
5:49 am

Hi, Some CFers do not show many signs, or any signs of the CF, until they are much older. Because she is so young the sweat test is not reliable. If it shows a...
Rachael H
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Jan 20, 2007
4:45 am

I wasn't diagnosed with CF until I was 11, since there was no family history; I was diagnosed as having allegies, sinuitis, you name it. I continued to gain ...
Emily DeArdo
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Jan 20, 2007
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