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Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in Serbia: a pilot study.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Apr 2013
Radivojevic Danijela, Sovtic Aleksandar, Minic Predrag, Grkovic Sanja, Guc-Scekic Marija, Lalic Tanja, Miskovic Marijana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We performed a pilot study of neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis (CF) in order to introduce it to the national screening program in Serbia. METHODS: Immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) concentrations were analyzed in dried blood spot samples. Patients were recalled for repeated measurements in case of high IRT levels. Persisting high IRT levels resulted in DNA testing for the 29 most common mutations...
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