Cystic fibrosis screening
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Newborn screening identified most of the children with cystic fibrosis before the symptoms develop.
Screening
In almost all of the Western countries, newborn screening for cystic fibrosis (CF NBS) has been introduced. Newborn screening identified most of the children with cystic fibrosis before the symptoms develop.