Comparison of single-entry and double-entry two-step couple screening for cystic fibrosis carriers

Human Heredity

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-25

  Ten Kate, Leo P ^a   Verheij, Joke B G M ^b   Wildhagen, Mark F ^c   Hilderink, Henk B M ^c   Kooij, Loes ^b   Verzijl, Jan Gerben ^c   Habbema, Dik F ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carriers; Cystic fibrosis; Double entry two step screening; Screening; Single entry two step screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN;

EID: 0030025741     PISSN: 00015652     EISSN: 14230062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000154320     Document Type: Article

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