How is the disease transmitted?

Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease caused by a variety of mutations in the regulator of transmembrane conductance in cystic fibrosis (CFTR), that is located on chromosome 7. It has been described over a thousand mutations affecting the CFTR gene with different ways. The most common Cystic Fibrosis mutation is F508del, which is detected in approximately 54% of the individuals with Cystic Fibrosis in Greece.

In order to have the disorder, someone has to have two abnormal genes which are inherited from both parents who are carriers of the disease, without knowing it most of the times! If two carriers of the disease get married, the risk of delivering a baby with Cystic Fibrosis is a 1 in 4 or 25%.

What is Cystic Fibrosis?

How is the disease transmitted?

How the diagnosis is reached?

Prenatal testing

Due date & Gestational age based on period
Due date & Gestational age based on period
Due Date Calculator based on Last Menstrual Period (LMP).
Enter the first day of your Last Menstrual Period and the length of your cycle in order to estimate your Due Date and the gestational age at present.
Note, all dates given are estimates; We will give you a more accurate indication of your due date when you have your 7-10 week ultrasound scan.
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Gestational Age based on Due Date
Gestational Age based on Due Date
Gestational Age based on the Due Date
If you know your due date, you can calculate how many weeks of pregnancy you have completed so far.
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Fertility calculator
Fertility calculator
Enter the date of your last menstrual period and the length of your cycle to show the period at which you are most fertile.
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