Article
[The example of cystic fibrosis to highlight the complexity of genetic screening].
Revue medicale suisse - 14 Jul 2010
Bochud Murielle, Fellmann Florence, Vader John-Paul, Grosse Scott, Paccaud Fred, Guessous Idris
Abstract excerpt
Various institutions and countries often reach different conclusions about the utility of introducing a newborn screening test in the general population. This paper highlights the complexity of population screening including genetic tests. Using the example of cystic fibrosis genetic screening, for which a Swiss Working Group for Cystic Fibrosis is currently evaluating the pertinence, we outline that screening...
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