Newborn Screening Program for Cystic Fibrosis in Cuba: Three Years’ Experience

Newborn Screening Program for Cystic Fibrosis in Cuba: Three Years’ Experience

ABSTRACT In Cuba, newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) was introduced in January 2019. The results from the first three years of the CF NBS program are presented. An IRT/IRT protocol was followed using a cut-off value of 50 ng/mL. In this period 281,717 neonates were screened, 2,197 samp...

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Main Authors: Elisa M. Castells, Aramis Sánchez, Amarilys Frómeta, Yanin Moksde, Eladio Silva, Nelson Ozunas, Tania Licourt, Ana L. Arteaga, Teresa Collazo, Fidel Rodríguez, Odalys Martín, Maryeris Espinosa, Lesley del Río, Pedro L. Pérez, Greilys Morejón, Claudia Almira, Zoe Núñez, Antonio Melchor, Ernesto C. González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening
Subjects:
Cystic fibrosis
IRT
newborn screening
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