DNA-based screening for CF: which protocol is best in a multiethnic Europe? Lessons from the UK experience

J. McCormick, M. W. Green, G. Mehta, F. Culross, A. Mehta (Dundee, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Cystic fibrosis: new science, new epidemiology, new problems
Session: Cystic fibrosis: new science, new epidemiology, new problems
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
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