Sweat chloride testing: controversies and issues

Lancet Respir Med. 2016 Aug;4(8):605-607. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(16)30182-5.

Authors

Martin Kharrazi¹, Carlos Milla², Jeff Wine³

Affiliations

¹ Environmental Health Investigations Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA 94804, USA. Electronic address: marty.kharrazi@cdph.ca.gov.
² Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

PMID: 27511631
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(16)30182-5

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Chlorides / metabolism*
Cystic Fibrosis / diagnosis*
Cystic Fibrosis / genetics
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator / genetics*
Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods
Female
Genetic Testing / methods
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Neonatal Screening / methods*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sweat / chemistry*

Substances

CFTR protein, human
Chlorides
Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator