What Does Carrier Status Mean? Genetic Carrier Screening for Family Planning

Carrying a recessive variant for cystic fibrosis or sickle cell doesn’t affect your health — but if your partner carries the same gene, each pregnancy has a 25% chance of being affected.

Category: Community · By GenomeNarrator Team · 5 min read

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