New CF Screen Expected to Improve Accuracy : Genotyping test may allow more labs to perform CF screening and allow greater uniformity of result reports.

Physicians should “interpret test results in the context of the patient's clinical condition, ethnicity, and family history,” the statement said.

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The Tag-It Cystic Fibrosis Kit is approved for use in carrier testing and can identify 39 mutations in the CF gene. Tm Bioscience Corp.