Neonatal Cystic Fibrosis Screening--Time to Begin!

In this article, the authors focus on the neonatal screening of cystic fibrosis (CF), an autosomal-recessive genetic disease. They state that the aim of neonatal screening is to for cystic fibrosis is not to reduce the danger to health and stabilize the condition of patient on a long-tern basis. They also state that the German Law on Genetic Diagnosis requires that parents of a FC patient must be informed about positive result within 72 hours.