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Hispanic Infants with cystic fibrosis show low CFTR mutation detection rates in the Illinois newborn screening program.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Oct 2012
Watts Kimberly Danieli, Layne Benjamin, Harris Ann, McColley Susanna A
Abstract excerpt
States develop specific protocols for cystic fibrosis (CF) newborn screening to reflect the population served. We hypothesized that mutation distribution and detection rates would differ between Hispanic and non-Hispanic CF patients diagnosed by IL newborn screen with more Hispanic infants carrying mutations not detected by the state panel. Data from CF cases diagnosed via newborn screen in IL between 3/1/2008...
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