ACOG Committee Opinion No. 486: Update on carrier screening for cystic fibrosis.
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Abstract
In 2001, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Medical Genetics introduced guidelines for prenatal and preconception carrier screening for cystic fibrosis. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Genetics has updated current guidelines for cystic fibrosis screening practices among obstetrician-gynecologists.
Medical subject headings
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Genetic Testing
- Heterozygote
- Practice Guidelines as Topic