Prenatal screening for cystic fibrosis: An early report card

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 115-116

  Palomaki, Glenn E ^a  

^a FOUNDATION FOR BLOOD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CFTR GENE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; GENE; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL SCREENING; RACE;

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES, NIH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2642513229     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.GIM.0000127272.60548.52     Document Type: Editorial

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