Initial Evaluation of Prospective and Parallel Assessments of Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening Protocols in Eastern Andalusia: IRT/IRT versus IRT/PAP/IRT

Initial Evaluation of Prospective and Parallel Assessments of Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening Protocols in Eastern Andalusia: IRT/IRT versus IRT/PAP/IRT

Identifying newborns at risk for cystic fibrosis (CF) by newborn screening (NBS) using dried blood spot (DBS) specimens provides an opportunity for presymptomatic detection. All NBS strategies for CF begin with measuring immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT). Pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) has bee...

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Main Authors: Ilham Sadik, Inmaculada Pérez de Algaba, Rocío Jiménez, Carmen Benito, Javier Blasco-Alonso, Pilar Caro, Víctor M. Navas-López, Javier Pérez-Frías, Estela Pérez, Juliana Serrano, Raquel Yahyaoui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Subjects:
cystic fibrosis
newborn screening (NBS)
dried blood spot (DBS)
immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT)
pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/5/3/32

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