Confidential inquiry into families with two siblings with cystic fibrosis

E ditor ,-Lane and colleagues' 1 confidential inquiry into families with two siblings with cystic fibrosis was essentially to determine whether couples with one child were offered prenatal diagnosis before a second pregnancy. 56% of those in Northern Ireland", does not reflect the actual s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 1998-06, Vol.78 (6), p.578-578
Hauptverfasser:	MORRISON, P J, STEWART, F J, MAGEE, A C, NEVIN, N C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abortion Counseling Cystic fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis - genetics Evidence Family (Sociological Unit) Female Genetic Counseling Genetic Disorders Genetic screening Humans Letters to the Editor Male Mortality Northern Ireland Parents Parents & parenting Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patients Pregnancy Prenatal development Prenatal Diagnosis Referral Siblings
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Zusammenfassung:	E ditor ,-Lane and colleagues' 1 confidential inquiry into families with two siblings with cystic fibrosis was essentially to determine whether couples with one child were offered prenatal diagnosis before a second pregnancy. 56% of those in Northern Ireland", does not reflect the actual situation. Since 1990 there has been a policy that when a child with cystic fibrosis is diagnosed, the paediatricians refer the family for genetic counselling.
ISSN:	0003-9888 1468-2044
DOI:	10.1136/adc.78.6.578a