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Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening
Is Screening Accurate?
The blood test can detect whether a person is a carrier of cystic fibrosis (CF) in about 9 out of 10 CF carriers.Reference 2 This rate is not the same among all racial and ethnic groups. There is a small risk that you may be a CF carrier even when the test results are negative.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference June 15, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference John Pope, MD - Pediatrics
Reference Susanna McColley, MD - Pediatric Pulmonology |
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