Outcomes of a cystic fibrosis carrier testing clinic for couples

Christie, Louise M; Ingrey, Angela J; Turner, Gillian M; Proos, Anne L; Watts, Gloria E

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03492.x

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In reply: Our aims in publishing the outcomes of offering cystic fibrosis (CF) carrier testing to couples were to demonstrate the high acceptability rate and report the reproductive choices made by high-risk couples. Not all decisions resulted in termination.

1 Hunter Genetics, Newcastle, NSW.
2 Department of Laboratory and Community Genetics, Pacific Laboratory Medicine Services, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW.

Correspondence: Louise.Christie@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au

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