Cascade carrier testing after a child is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis through newborn screening: investigating why most relatives do not have testing | Zendy

Belinda McClaren | Zendy; MaryAnne Aitken | Zendy; John Massie | Zendy; David J. Amor | Zendy; Obioha C. Ukoumunne | Zendy; Sylvia A. Metcalfe | Zendy

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Cascade carrier testing after a child is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis through newborn screening: investigating why most relatives do not have testing

Author(s) -

Belinda McClaren,

MaryAnne Aitken,

John Massie,

David J. Amor,

Obioha C. Ukoumunne,

Sylvia A. Metcalfe

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

genetics in medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.509

H-Index - 128

eISSN - 1530-0366

pISSN - 1098-3600

DOI - 10.1038/gim.2012.175

Subject(s) - genetic testing , carrier testing , curiosity , relevance (law) , medicine , newborn screening , test (biology) , genetic counseling , family medicine , psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , pediatrics , social psychology , genetics , pregnancy , prenatal diagnosis , fetus , paleontology , biology , political science , law

Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis is increasingly available, but cascade testing following the diagnosis in a child has received little attention. We previously reported low levels of cascade testing over time, and this study investigated motivators as well as barriers to testing.

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