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Lessons learned from 20 years of newborn screening for cystic fibrosis.
The Medical journal of Australia - 16 Jan 2012
Massie R John H, Curnow Lisette, Glazner Judith, Armstrong David S, Francis Ivan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To compare three cystic fibrosis (CF) newborn screening strategies used in Victoria since 1989. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective review of newborn screening and clinical records for people with CF born in Victoria between 1989 and 2008 to compare screening strategies: repeat immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) testing (IRT/IRT, 1989-1990), IRT and p.F508del mutation analysis (IRT/p.F508del,...
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