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Cystic fibrosis screening in neonates--measurement of immunoreactive trypsin and direct genotype analysis for delta F508 mutation.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Aug 1994
Larsen J, Campbell S, Faragher E B, Götz M, Eichler I, Waldherr S, Dobianer K, Spona J
Abstract excerpt
This study investigated the clinical usefulness of screening for cystic fibrosis (CF) in 19,992 newborns, over 39 months, in an Austrian population. Immunoreactive serum trypsin (IRT) determination was followed by sweat chloride analysis (sweat test) to establish diagnosis. In a retrospective analysis covering 6 months of the study period, individuals who were considered to be at risk after IRT estimation (n =...
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