Screening for cystic fibrosis
Murray J, Cuckle H, Taylor G, Littlewood J, Hewison J
Record ID 31999009313
English
Authors' objectives:
To provide the information needed to help decide whether screening should become routine and, if so, which strategy to adopt.
Authors' recommendations:
Evidence supports the following actions:
1. antenatal genetic screening should be offered routinely
2. pre-conceptional genetic screening should be made available for couples who request it
3. genetic screening should be available for infertile men and for sperm donors
4. testing should be undertaken in laboratories with an annual throughput of at least 5000 CF tests
5. health authorities could consider introducing neonatal screening.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.hta.ac.uk/914
Year Published:
1999
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Neonatal Screening
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
2009 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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