Neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis in São Paulo State, Brazil: a pilot study

Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common autosomal recessive hereditary diseases in the Caucasian population, with an incidence of 1:2000 to 1:3500 liveborns. More than 1000 mutations have been described with the most common being F508del. It has a prevalence of 23-55% within the Brazilian populati...

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Main Authors: R. Rodrigues, P.K.R. Magalhaes, M.I.M. Fernandes, C.S. Gabetta, A.F. Ribeiro, K.P. Pedro, F. Valdetaro, J.L.F. Santos, R.M. de Souza, A. Pazin Filho, L.M.Z. Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009001000017