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Cystic fibrosis: Keeping it in the family *
Author(s) -
Crowley Suzanne,
Bush Andrew
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.10025
Subject(s) - cystic fibrosis , medicine , asthma , pancreatic disease , meconium peritonitis , pediatrics , meconium ileus , infertility , meconium , pregnancy , pancreas , fetus , biology , genetics
Nearly all men with cystic fibrosis (CF) are infertile, although assisted conception has allowed an increasing number of women with CF to become pregnant. We report on the case of a couple investigated for infertility who conceived a child with CF. The father had previously undergone a laparotomy for meconium peritonitis as a neonate, and the mother had recently been given a diagnosis of asthma. Both parents fulfilled the United States Cystic Fibrosis Foundation diagnostic criteria for cystic fibrosis. We discuss the mild CF phenotype and the impact of the diagnosis on this family. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2002; 33:158–161. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.