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The biological parents of a child with CF (cystic fibrosis) come to you to know about the chances of their future children with the same disease. What would you say to them?

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The biological parents of a child with CF (cystic fibrosis) come to you to know about the chances of their future children with the same disease. What would you say to them?


  1. There is a 1:4 chance that your future child will have this disease
  2. All their unaffected children will be carriers of CF
  3. Nothing can be predicted
  4. It can 100% dx antenatally

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The key is A. There is a 1:4 chance that your future child will have this disease. [It is autosomal recessive disease. As one child is affected both parents are carrier. So in this case next child will be normal in 1:4 case, carrier in 1:2 cases and diseased in 1:4 cases].

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