A question from kobe24: Are there carrier forms and or lethal forms of cystic fibrosis ?
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Answer by xXBlizzXx
Cystic fibrosis never really kills suddenly, but it does shorten lifespan somewhat, so I would call all forms of it “lethal”.
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Question by Bibi B: Are there deseases that certain groups get because of genetics(Race)?
For instance, Sickle cell is usu an African American, Near East, etc problem, but it is not only these people. Caucasians can get some forms. Huntington disease, Cystic fibrosis, Hemophilia A are a few genetic diseases; and there are many more. But are any of them limited to a particular race?
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Answer by snagga75
No disease state is limited to a particular race! Most diseases are linked to environmental factors as well such as lifestyle, diet, gender, age, immune state, physical environment, etc.
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A question asked by fffan215: If someone is a dormant carrier of cystic fibrosis, what are there symptoms (if any) and how is it passed on?
My sister found out she has cystic fibrosis today. She said that she found out she has a portion of it and if her boyfriend has it too then there soon to be baby may have it. She wont stop crying and I want to know if this is that serious… and since she only has a dormant portion of the disease and its genetic.. if her or I could be affected by it’s symptoms. Thanks for your help I truely appreciate it.
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Answer by KB
You and she won’t have symptoms. She just has the recessive gene for it and so does her boyfriend. The only way their child will get it is is they both end up giving her the recessive gene for it.
The child gets a gene from each parent for everything. In order to have this disease, you must have two recessive genes (the CF gene from each parent). If you only get one recessive gene from one parent and one normal gene from the other parent, you still won’t have it. You will just be a carrier of the gene like your sister. Or the child could get a dominant normal gene from each parent and then not be a carrier and not have the disease (best case scenario).
Basically, in perfect genetics, their baby has a 25% chance of getting CF, a 50% chance of being a carrier, and 25% chance of being completely free of the gene. The odds are the baby will not have CF itself but there is still that chance.
I wish her luck.
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Question by Ben: what are the symptoms of cystic fibrosis and is there a cure?
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Answer by Kelle
Google “cystic fibrosis”.
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Question by Zhang223: From past history, we know there is a 2/3 chance that Jane is a carrier of cystic fibrosis. Her husband is a?
From past history, we know there is a 2/3 chance that Jane is a carrier of cystic fibrosis. Her husband is a carrier. If she is a carrier, there is a ΒΌ chance that a son will have the disease. If not, a son cannot get the disease. Transmission is independent from child to child. If they have 3 sons, all of whom do not have the disease, what is the probability that she is a carrier?
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Answer by Etienne de Quercy, Big Pointure!
use the Pearson’s chi square test
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Question by skyler p: If there was a treatment for cystic fibrosis?
If there was a treatment that was 100% effective in alleviating the symptoms of CF so that individuals that had CF could be healthy, live long and reproduce, in terms of population health, what would be the down side of having such a treatment available?
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Answer by sam_of_losangeles
Not really… The only solution is lung transplant. Which is extremely dangerous. I’m not sure what the average mortality rate for transplant is… but it’s quite high. It varies from hospital to hospital, but is quite high nonetheless.
So far that is the only 100% effective solution. And that doesn’t include the other “non-lung” problems associated with CF. Infertility obviously won’t be solved by this (97% of men with CF are infertile [lack a vas deferens], and many women have missed menstrual cycles secondary to nutrition problems). Neither will gastrointestinal and/or endocrine problems associated with CF.
Good luck.
UPDATE:
The following is quoted from Wikipedia (I’m not sure what the cited sources are):
Prognosis
1 year survival rate: 70% for living-donor grafts, 77% for deceased-donor grafts
5 year survival rate: 45% overall
1 year survival rate for heart-lung transplants: 60%[13]
Transplanted lungs typically last 3-5 years before showing signs of failure.
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A question asked by Blessed with a Boy on 11/21/10: Is there a way to see if I’m a Cystic Fibrosis carrier?
I’m trying to get pregnant and my sister has 1, possibly 2 children with Cystic Fibrosis. Her doctor has told me that I could also be a CF carrier. Is there a way to get tested for that? It would just be a little comfort, knowing in advance. Also, would a doctor be willing to do that testing?
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Answer by lrd00a
Get the genetic test from your doctor. They’ll test your blood or saliva to see if youre a carrier.
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