Description
Early studies helped us to understand the benefit of early diagnosis through newborn screening for CF. This session will help further our knowledge & understand what happens to these patients after the newborn screen is positive.
Educational Objectives:
- Compare differences in outcomes for patients diagnosed early versus late in the era of newborn screening.
- Identify the characteristics in early life for infants, such as nutritional status, including pancreatic supplementation practices & hematologic & chemical laboratory outcomes.
- Describe the outcomes for patients with specifc special outcomes, such as CRMS & polyT/TG repeats.
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