Preconceptional screening of couples for carriers of cystic fibrosis: A prospective evaluation of effects, costs and savings for different mutation detection methods

Community Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 74-81

  Verheij, Joke B G M ^a   Wildhagen, Mark F ^b   Hofstra, R M W ^a   Pals, G ^c   Habbema, J Dik F ^b   Ten Kate, Leo P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carrier screening; Costs; Cystic fibrosis; Effects; Mutation detection methods; Preconceptional screening of couples; Savings; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DECISION THEORY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0033503528     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016190     Document Type: Article

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