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Three common CFTR mutations should be included in a neonatal screening programme for cystic fibrosis in Sweden.
Clinical genetics - 1 Oct 1999
Schaedel C, Hjelte L, de Monestrol I, Johannesson M, Kollberg H, Kornfält R, Holmberg L
Abstract excerpt
Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosed by neonatal screening have a better nutritional development and other advantages compared with those in a nonscreened group. The two-tier immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT)/DNA screening protocol has been found superior to the single-tier IRT approach, improving the positive predictive value and thus reducing the false-positive rate. However, variations of the DNA test...
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