Screening gamete donors for cystic fibrosis status.
Gamete donors are currently not tested for cystic fibrosis, even though carriers have a very high risk of producing children with the disease. We recommend that gamete donors be routinely tested for cystic fibrosis. Similar arguments exist for antenatal screening for cystic fibrosis.
Findlay
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Australian Genome Research Facility, University of Queensland, Brisbane. I.findlay@agrf.org.au
Forbes
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Parker
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D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D005854:Germ Cells / Q000637:transplantation*; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014019:Tissue Donors