Here you can see if Cystic Fibrosis can be hereditary. Do you have any genetic components? Does any member of your family have Cystic Fibrosis or may be more predisposed to developing the condition?
Yes it is, CF is passed down by both parents, if both parents are carriers of the CF gene then the child who inherits both of the CF genetic mutations will have CF.
I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis a few weeks after my birth, my mum was devastated she had no idea what this terrible illness was. They told her that I probably wouldn't reach adult hood and would not be able to do the same things as my peers.
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My son was born in 2011, happy and seemingly healthy. He had had his routine screeners when he was two days old in the hospital and nothing was picked up as being abnormal. It wasn't until my husband and I decided to donate our three embryos being st...
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My name is Lizzie and I was a cranky baby for the first year of my life! My mom diagnosed me when I was one, based on a commercial with Mary Tyler Moore which mentioned salty tasting skin being a symptom. She noticed that I had salty skin whe...
I was 5 months old when I got diagnosed with Cystic fibrosis later when I was 8 I was diagnosed with cf related diabetes and when I was around 14 I was diagnosed with CF liver disease. When I was 12 I was diagnosed with 5 blood disorders