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Volume 358:973-974 February 28, 2008 Number 9
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Newborn Screening Showing Decreasing Incidence of Cystic Fibrosis

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To the Editor: Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis has been universally available in Massachusetts since February 1999.1 The sensitivity of the screening was measured from 1999 to 2002 and was shown to be high, in keeping with predictions derived from historical data of patients in Massachusetts presenting clinically and documented in the national Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry.2 We report a decrease in the number of neonates with cystic fibrosis in Massachusetts who were identified by means of newborn screening for cystic fibrosis during the period from 2003 to 2006, along with a significant decrease in the number of infants . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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