title: The Challenges of Applying Massively Parallel Sequencing to Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis.
abstract: This Commentary highlights the article by Lefterova et al that describes newborn screening of cystic fibrosis using massively parallel sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. Electronic address: lms7r@virginia.edu.
authors.forename: Lawrence M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening