Influence of Season, Storage Temperature and Time of Sample Collection in Pancreatitis-Associated Protein-Based Algorithms for Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis

• Main Authors: Pia Maier (Author), Sumathy Jeyaweerasinkam (Author), Janina Eberhard (Author), Lina Soueidan (Author), Susanne Hämmerling (Author), Dirk Kohlmüller (Author), Patrik Feyh (Author), Gwendolyn Gramer (Author), Sven F. Garbade (Author), Georg F. Hoffmann (Author), Jürgen G. Okun (Author), Olaf Sommerburg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Newborn screening (NBS) for cystic fibrosis (CF) based on pancreatitis-associated protein (PAP) has been performed for several years. While some influencing factors are known, there is currently a lack of information on the influence of seasonal temperature on PAP determination or on the course of P...