Five-year performance analysis of a cystic fibrosis newborn screening program in northeastern Brazil

• Main Authors: Carolina Godoy (Author), Danielle C. Paixão (Author), Ney C.A. Boa-Sorte (Author), Tatiana Amorim (Author), Luiz Vicente R.F. da Silva Filho (Author), Edna Lúcia Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To analyze the performance of the cystic fibrosis (CF) newborn screening (NBS) program over its first five years in a Brazilian northeastern state. Method: A population-based study using a screening algorithm based on immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT)/IRT. Data were retrieved from the stat...