Non-white newborns with cystic fibrosis more likely to be missed in screening

Cystic fibrosis is missed more often in newborn screenings for non-white than white babies, creating higher risk for irreversible lung damage and other serious outcomes in Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native newborns, a new study finds.


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Source: ScienceDaily