Cystic Fibrosis
About 1 out of 201 Caucasian people carry at least one of the fatal defective genes that cause cystic fibrosis, CF, or mucoviscidosis (in Europe) although carriers don't show any signs of the disease. Therefore, 10 million people carry the defective gene and don’t know it. Consequently, it is one of the most common genetic defect in the United States. Cystic fibrosis is a autosomal recessive gene. That means that it may, but doesn't always have to skip generations. In order to have this disease, both parents must be carriers. If one parent has Cystic fibrosis and the other one is not a carrier than there is a 100% chance that their child will be a carrier. If one parent has Cystic fibrosis and the other is a carrier than the child has a 50% chance of having CF and a 50% chance of just being a carrier. If both parents are carriers than their child will have a 25% of having CF, a 50% chance of being a carrier and a 25% chance of not being affected at all. CF is common in both male
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