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Carrier screening for cystic fibrosis.
Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America - 1 Mar 2010
Dungan Jeffrey S
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Cystic fibrosis is the first genetic disorder for which universal screening of preconceptional or prenatal patients became a component of standard prenatal care. The molecular genetics and mutation profile of the CFTR gene are complex, with a wide range of phenotypic consequences. Carrier screening can facilitate risk assessment for prospective parents to have an affected offspring, although there remains a small...
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