IRT/IRT as a newborn cystic fibrosis screening method: optimal cutoff points for a mixed population

• Main Authors: Carolina Godoy (Author), Pedro Paulo Brito (Author), Tatiana Amorim (Author), Edna Lúcia Souza (Author), Ney Boa-Sorte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: The Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) has incorporated newborn screening for cystic fibrosis since 2001. The protocol involves two samples of immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT1/IRT2). This study aims to analyze fixed and floating values at the first and second IRT (IRT1/IRT2) cu...