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Neonatal screening strategy for cystic fibrosis using immunoreactive trypsinogen and direct gene analysis.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) - 25 May 1991
Ranieri E, Ryall R G, Morris C P, Nelson P V, Carey W F, Pollard A C, Robertson E F
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a two tier neonatal screening strategy for cystic fibrosis, which combines estimation of immunoreactive trypsinogen followed by direct gene analysis in dried blood spot samples collected at age 5 days. DESIGN: Prospective study of two tier screening strategy. The first tier of testing immunoreactive trypsinogen concentration was measured in dried blood spot samples from...
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