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Sweat Testing and Recent Advances

Authors :
Bulent Karadag
Yasemin Gokdemir
Source :
Frontiers in Pediatrics, Frontiers in Pediatrics, Vol 9 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Frontiers Media SA, 2021.

Abstract

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetic disease of the Caucasian population. Sweat testing is the principal diagnostic test for CF, and it is used for the evaluation of infants with positive CF newborn screening (NBS) and in patients with clinical findings suggesting CF. This article describes the classical sweat test method in detail and also provides an overwiew of recent advances.

Details

ISSN :
22962360
Volume :
9
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Frontiers in Pediatrics
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....20743f9849ac4d7ab3b684337a331d0a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.649904