 [ Symptoms ] can being a cf carrier cause copd symptoms to accelerated [ Disease ] that is a good question i can see why you might make that connection since both cystic fibrosis cf and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd involve the lungs cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes mucus throughout the body to become thick and sticky this becomes very evident in the lungs where there is a lot of mucus in order to get cf a child must inherit a gene defect from both parents if only one parent passes along the gene mutation that causes cf the child is called a cf carrier because if he or she has a child with another person who is a cf carrier their child will have cystic fibrosis if you are a cf carrier you do not have the disease and cannot get the disease cf is not in any way related to copd which is usually caused by external factors such as smoking tobacco copd is not an inherited disease and cannot be caught from another person copd is not in any way related to    or associated with    carrying the cystic fibrosis gene mutation if a cystic fibrosis carrier develops copd this is in no way related to the person is genetic status and the cf gene mutation in no way affects the individual is copd wishing you well