Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening in Portugal: PAP Value in Populations with Stringent Rules for Genetic Studies

• Main Authors: Ana Marcão (Author), Celeste Barreto (Author), Luísa Pereira (Author), Luísa Guedes Vaz (Author), José Cavaco (Author), Ana Casimiro (Author), Miguel Félix (Author), Teresa Reis Silva (Author), Telma Barbosa (Author), Cristina Freitas (Author), Sidónia Nunes (Author), Verónica Felício (Author), Lurdes Lopes (Author), Margarida Amaral (Author), Laura Vilarinho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) has been shown to be advantageous for children with CF, and has thus been included in most NBS programs using various algorithms. With this study, we intend to establish the most appropriate algorithm for CF-NBS in the Portuguese population, to determ...