A Public Dialogue to Inform the Use of Wider Genomic Testing When Used as Part of Newborn Screening to Identify Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) has been included within the UK national newborn screening programme since 2007. The approach uses measures of immunoreactive trypsin (IRT) in dried blood spot samples obtained at day 5 of life. Samples which reveal IRT results >99.5th centile go on to be tested for a limited...

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Main Authors: Suzannah Kinsella, Henrietta Hopkins, Lauren Cooper, James R. Bonham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/8/2/32