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Human Genetics Society of Australasia position statement: population-based carrier screening for cystic fibrosis.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Dec 2014
Delatycki Martin B, Burke Jo, Christie Louise, Collins Felicity, Gabbett Michael, George Peter, Haan Eric, Ioannou Liane, Martin Nicole, McKenzie Fiona, O'Leary Peter, Scoble-Williams Nicole, Turner Gillian, Massie John
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Since the discovery in 1989 that mutations in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) underlie cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common life shortening genetic disorder in Caucasians, it has been possible to identify heterozygous mutation carriers at risk of having affected children. The Human Genetics Society of Australasia has produced a position statement with recommendations in relation to...
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