Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening

References

Citations

  1. Genetic Testing for Cystic Fibrosis. NIH Consensus Statement, vol. 15, no. 4 (1997 April 14–16).

  2. ACOG Committee on Genetics (2005). Update on carrier screening for cystic fibrosis. ACOG Committee Opinion, 106(6): 1465–1468.

  3. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American College of Medical Genetics (2001). Preconception and Prenatal Carrier Screening for Cystic Fibrosis: Clinical and Laboratory Guidelines. Washington, DC: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

  4. Stephens K, et al. (2001). Molecular genetic testing: Cystic fibrosis DNA detection. In DS Jacobs et al., eds., Jacobs and DeMott Laboratory Test Handbook, pp. 701–718. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp.

Other Works Consulted

  • Boat TF (2004). Cystic fibrosis. In RE Behrman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17th ed., pp. 1437–1450. Philadelphia: Saunders.


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Author: Debby Golonka, MPHLast Updated: June 26, 2007
Medical Review: Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Susanna McColley, MD - Pediatric Pulmonology

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Topic Contents
 What Is Cystic Fibrosis?
 What Causes Cystic Fibrosis?
 What Is Carrier Screening?
 Who Should Be Screened?
 What If I Am a Carrier?
 Is Screening Accurate?
 Should I Be Screened?
 Why Not Be Screened?
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