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Newborn cystic fibrosis screening in southeastern Mexico: Birth prevalence and novel CFTR gene variants.
Journal of medical screening - 1 Sept 2018
Ibarra-González Isabel, Campos-Garcia Felix-Julián, Herrera-Pérez Luz Del Alba, Martínez-Cruz Patricia, Moreno-Graciano Claudia-Margarita, Contreras-Capetillo Silvina-Noemí, León-Burgos Verónica, Maldonado-Solis Felipe-Angel, Alcántara-Ortigoza Miguel Angel, González Del Angel Ariadna, Vela-Amieva Marcela
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To use the results of the first five years of a cystic fibrosis newborn screening program to estimate the cystic fibrosis birth prevalence and spectrum of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator ( CFTR) gene variants in Yucatan, Mexico. METHODS: Screening was performed from 2010 to 2015, using two-tier immunoreactive trypsinogen testing, followed by a sweat test. When sweat test values were...
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