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Cystic fibrosis carrier screening in a North American population.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Jul 2014
Zvereff Val V, Faruki Hawazin, Edwards Marcia, Friedman Kenneth J
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to compare the mutation frequency distribution for a 32-mutation panel and a 69-mutation panel used for cystic fibrosis carrier screening. Further aims of the study were to examine the race-specific detection rates provided by both panels and to assess the performance of extended panels in large-scale, population-based cystic fibrosis carrier screening. Although genetic...
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