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Newborn screening

ehtansky21

New member
1. do they screen for cf in New Mexico?

2. when they screen for cf, how many mutations are they screening for and is it different in each state?

Thanks,
Missa
 

ehtansky21

New member
1. do they screen for cf in New Mexico?

2. when they screen for cf, how many mutations are they screening for and is it different in each state?

Thanks,
Missa
 

ehtansky21

New member
1. do they screen for cf in New Mexico?

2. when they screen for cf, how many mutations are they screening for and is it different in each state?

Thanks,
Missa
 

Ratatosk

Administrator
Staff member
According to the CFF, New Mexico is one of the states that DOES screen for CF. I checked my state health department's website to see exactly what they screen for, but it just says they screen for CF -- send the samples to a lab in Iowa, no other details.
 

Ratatosk

Administrator
Staff member
According to the CFF, New Mexico is one of the states that DOES screen for CF. I checked my state health department's website to see exactly what they screen for, but it just says they screen for CF -- send the samples to a lab in Iowa, no other details.
 

Ratatosk

Administrator
Staff member
According to the CFF, New Mexico is one of the states that DOES screen for CF. I checked my state health department's website to see exactly what they screen for, but it just says they screen for CF -- send the samples to a lab in Iowa, no other details.
 

purplemartin

New member
Newborn screning is a two tiered process. First step, measurement of the IRT (immuno reactive typsin) in dried blood spots. Second, if the IRT levels are in the top 5% further teststing like the sweat test or genetic testing is then done. Babies whose IRT is in the top 0.2% of results without identifiable mutations are then called "screen positive."
 

purplemartin

New member
Newborn screning is a two tiered process. First step, measurement of the IRT (immuno reactive typsin) in dried blood spots. Second, if the IRT levels are in the top 5% further teststing like the sweat test or genetic testing is then done. Babies whose IRT is in the top 0.2% of results without identifiable mutations are then called "screen positive."
 

purplemartin

New member
Newborn screning is a two tiered process. First step, measurement of the IRT (immuno reactive typsin) in dried blood spots. Second, if the IRT levels are in the top 5% further teststing like the sweat test or genetic testing is then done. Babies whose IRT is in the top 0.2% of results without identifiable mutations are then called "screen positive."
 

maxjor

New member
purplemmartin,
can i ask you something what is cf-ddfob?

thanks laurie momof 2 one 7 w\cf one 5 wo\cf
 

maxjor

New member
purplemmartin,
can i ask you something what is cf-ddfob?

thanks laurie momof 2 one 7 w\cf one 5 wo\cf
 

maxjor

New member
purplemmartin,
can i ask you something what is cf-ddfob?

thanks laurie momof 2 one 7 w\cf one 5 wo\cf
 

maxjor

New member
thank you i will have to find out jordyn's from her dr what hers are..



laurie mom of 2 one7 w\cf and one 5 wo\cf
 

maxjor

New member
thank you i will have to find out jordyn's from her dr what hers are..



laurie mom of 2 one7 w\cf and one 5 wo\cf
 
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