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Neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis: comparing the performances of IRT/DNA and IRT/PAP.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Jul 2014
Sarles Jacques, Giorgi Roch, Berthézène Patrice, Munck Anne, Cheillan David, Dagorn Jean-Charles, Roussey Michel
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BACKGROUND: French health authorities promoted a study on 553,167 newborns comparing the performances of IRT/DNA and IRT/PAP for CF newborn screening. METHODS: In parallel to IRT/DNA, PAP was assayed in newborns with IRT>50 μg/L. Provisional PAP cutoffs at 3.0 μg/L when 50<IRT<100 μg/L and 1.7 μg...
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