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Improving newborn screening for cystic fibrosis using next-generation sequencing technology: a technical feasibility study.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Mar 2016
Baker Mei W, Atkins Anne E, Cordovado Suzanne K, Hendrix Miyono, Earley Marie C, Farrell Philip M
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PURPOSE: Many regions have implemented newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) using a limited panel of cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR) mutations after immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) analysis. We sought to assess the feasibility of further improving the screening using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. METHODS: An NGS assay was used to detect 162 CFTR mutations/variants...
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