Cystic Fibrosis Prevention : Learning Center on Healthline.com

There is no way to prevent cystic fibrosis. Screening those with a family history of the disease may detect the cystic fibrosis gene in 60- 90% of carriers, depending on the test used.

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Date:February 5, 2009

Cystic Fibrosis

The discovery of the CFTR gene in 1989 allowed the development of an accurate genetic test for CF. Genes from a small blood or tissue sample are analyzed for specific mutations; presence of two copies of the mutated gene confirms the diagnosis of ...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Cystic fibrosis

The discovery of the CFTR gene in 1989 allowed the development of an accurate genetic test for CF. Genes from a small blood or tissue sample are analyzed for specific mutations; presence of two copies of the mutated gene confirms the diagnosis of ...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I

Cystic Fibrosis

However, since there are so many different possible mutations, and since testing for all of them would be too expensive and time consuming, it is important to remember that a negative gene test cannot rule out the possibility of CF.Couples plannin...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health

Cystic Fibrosis

The discovery of the CFTR gene in 1989 allowed the development of an accurate genetic test for CF. Genes from a small blood or tissue sample are analyzed for specific mutations; presence of two copies of the mutated gene confirms the diagnosis of ...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II

Cystic Fibrosis

The discovery of the CFTR gene in 1989 allowed the development of an accurate genetic test for CF. Genes from a small blood or tissue sample are analyzed for specific mutations; presence of two copies of the mutated gene confirms the diagnosis of ...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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