Guest guest Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 > > , > > You didn't only make Kristi feel better; you made me feel better > too. I had also been told that two copies of the delta F508 are the > most severe cases. A friend of mine has a son with cf. Her son's CF > Care center told her this. They probably felt safe in telling her > this because her son has two rare mutations (not DF508). So, now I > am always looking for confirmation that his doctor was wrong. > > Thanks, > Gale Hi Gale, My very great pleasure to have made someone else feel better! I mean, of course there are people with 2xD508 who are terribly ill, and there are others that aren't. The weird thing is that all the treatment is probably the same, but there is something keeping some healthy, and not doing so for others. Damn these genetic modifiers! One of the debate topics at the recent Oz/NZ CF Conference was " genetic testing for CF is bad for your health " - I told them that, while I'm very glad Sian's CF was picked up via mandatory screening when she was 3 months old, finding out about the diagnosis was certainly bad for my health! Have a great day, and hug someone soon. - Mum to Cate 10yrs wocf and Sian 6yrs wcf, asthma, GERD and ADD Canberra Australia- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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