Several months ago, Inna and I went in for genetic screening. This helps determine what genetic defects might be passed to Ronan. The two main ones we have to worry about are Tay-Sachs and Cystic Fibrosis. Inna was tested for Tay-Sachs since it is more frequent among Ashkenazi Jews. We were both tested for Cystic Fibrosis since it is more frequent among Caucasians. Neither of us tested positive for any of the genes screened. This means Ronan will not be a carrier of these genes. Of course, not every gene reponsible for these disorders is screened. Some genes are still not known. There is a small chance Ronan could pick up one of these unscreened genes, but the odds are overwhelmingly against him suffering from either of these two diseases.
