Adapting historical clinical genetic test records for anonymised data linkage: obstacles and opportunities

Adapting historical clinical genetic test records for anonymised data linkage: obstacles and opportunities

Introduction Cystic fibrosis (CF) heterozygotes (also known as `carriers') are people who have one mutated copy of the CFTR gene. Research into the health risks of CF carriers has been limited by a lack of large cohorts tested for CF carrier status, but routine clinical testing identifies CF c...

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Main Authors: Robert Maddison, Karen R. Reed, Rebecca Cannings-John, Fiona Lugg-Widger, Thomas Stoneman, Sarah Anderson, Andrew E. Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2025-02-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Subjects:
data linkage
historical data
cystic fibrosis
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/2924

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