History of Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis—The Early Years
This review summarises the trajectory of neonatal screening strategies for the detection of cystic fibrosis (CF) using the measurement of Immunoreactive Trypsin (IRT) in dried blood spots (DBS) from 1979 until the beginning of the 21st century when newborn screening (NBS) programmes started to sprea...
Main Authors: | Georges Travert, Mary Heeley, Anthony Heeley |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Neonatal Screening |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/6/1/8 |
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