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CFTR mutations and IVS8-5T variant in newborns with hypertrypsinaemia and normal sweat test.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 1997
Castellani C, Bonizzato A, Mastella G
Abstract excerpt
Neonates positive for immunoreactive trypsinogen assay (IRT) and negative for sweat test have formerly been found to carry the major cystic fibrosis (CF) mutation, delta F508, much more frequently than the general population. Among the 716 IRT positive newborns detected by a three tier (IRT, mutation analysis plus meconium lactase assay, sweat test) CF screening programme in north eastern Italy during the period...
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