Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 ok, here's my question. I hesitated to ask but I've finally broken down. I've tried to find out about cf carriers and symptoms. As I've said before, I am a carrier. I have the W1282X gene mutation. Since I save copies of medical reports, I pulled out my gene mutation study. It was done in 2000 and it appears they tested 33 " common " mutations. The report says that " this individual is at least a carrier for cf... " In the research I've tried to do, it seems to indicate that carriers don't have symptoms. However, I have 3 of the " cf " symptoms- I have chronic pancreatitis, chronic sinusitis and asthma. I know that there's probably a link with the pancreatitis but what about the other 2? I guess I'm wondering if anyone has seen any research suggesting that carriers can be symptomatic. Possibly, it's purely coincidence, but I'm curious. Thanks, Jill- aunt to 6- 1 w/cf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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