Cystic fibrosis and neonatal screening.
Rodrigues R, Gabetta CS, Pedro KP, Valdetaro F, Fernandes MI, Magalhães PK, Januário JN, Maciel LM.
Rodrigues R, et al.
Cad Saude Publica. 2008;24 Suppl 4:s475-84. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2008001600002.
Cad Saude Publica. 2008.
PMID: 18797725
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The first references to cystic fibrosis date to the Middle Ages. Cystic fibrosis is the most frequent autosomal recessive hereditary disease among Caucasians (1:2,000 to 3,500). More than 1,000 mutations lead to the disease, the most common being "F508, with 70% pre …
The first references to cystic fibrosis date to the Middle Ages. Cystic fibrosis is the most frequent autosomal recessive hereditary …