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CF versus CRMS: diagnostic challenges in cystic fibrosis.
Minnesota medicine - 1 Oct 2012
Temme Renee, Roggenbuck Jennifer, McNamara John
Abstract excerpt
In Minnesota and other states, all newborns are screened for cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is a common genetic condition that affects the sinopulmonary, hepatobiliary and male urogenital systems. Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in both copies of the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. In Minnesota, infants who have elevated immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) at birth are tested for a panel of 39...
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