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Two-tiered immunoreactive trypsinogen-based newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in Colorado: screening efficacy and diagnostic outcomes.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Sept 2005
Sontag Marci K, Hammond Keith B, Zielenski Julian, Wagener Jeffrey S, Accurso Frank J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT)-based screening for cystic fibrosis (CF) for recall rate, genotype distribution, and "borderline" sweat test results. STUDY DESIGN: CF newborn screening in Colorado began in 1982, and >1,153,000 infants were screened through 2002 with an IRT-based screen (IRT/IRT). RESULTS: We have identified 313 infants with CF, giving an overall incidence of 1 in 3684 and a...
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