Cystic fibrosis: molecular diagnosis, population screening, and public policy.

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OBJECTIVE: To review the current status of scientific knowledge and opinion regarding molecular genetic testing of mutations in the CFTR gene for purposes of diagnosis and population carrier screening of cystic fibrosis (CF). DATA SOURCES: Published research findings on the nature of the CFTR gene, pilot population screening studies in the United States and Europe, and ongoing deliberations of professional and...

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