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Running head: GENETIC COUNSELING 1 Genetic Counseling Institution Affiliation Date GENETIC COUNSELING 2 Discussion The couple that was seeking counseling has problems as the man has Cystic fibrosis and the woman has sickle cell. These two diseases can be deadly and can also be inherited and thus the need to take measures to give the child the best chance. The father has Cystic fibrosis which affects cells and leads to the over production of mucus which makes it hard to breath and brings other complications. The first step is the best treatment needs to be offered to the man so that he can stay safe of the effects that the diseases causes. Second, there should be plans in place to have newborn screening to help with early diagnosis for the disease (Klemm, & Fulbright, 2016). This can allow for treatment of the newborn early on. The child should also be offered pneumococcal vaccine t ...
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