Title
Diagnostic dilemmas resulting from the immunoreactive trypsinogen/DNA cystic fibrosis newborn screening algorithm
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Pediatrics; New England Newborn Screening Program
Publication Date
2005-09-06
Document Type
Article
Subjects
*Algorithms; Chlorides; Clinical Protocols; Cystic Fibrosis; Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator; DNA Mutational Analysis; Decision Trees; False Negative Reactions; False Positive Reactions; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunoassay; Infant, Newborn; Massachusetts; Mutation; Neonatal Screening; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Sweat; Trypsinogen
Disciplines
Genetics and Genomics | Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To quantitate the proportion of infants identified through cystic fibrosis (CF) newborn screening (NBS) by an immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT)/DNA screening algorithm who have an unclear diagnosis as defined by the findings of an elevated IRT level and either 1) 2 CF gene (CFTR) mutations detected and sweat chloride level <60 mEq/L; or 2) 0 or 1 CFTR mutations and a "borderline" sweat chloride level >or=30 and <60 mEq/L.
STUDY DESIGN: Using the 4-year cohort of CF-affected infants recently described by the Massachusetts CF NBS program, we identified and described the number of infants with the diagnostic characteristics (diagnostic dilemmas) aforementioned.
RESULTS: Of infants with positive results on CF NBS who had 1 CFTR mutation detected and a borderline sweat chloride concentration, nearly 20% displayed a second CFTR mutation on further evaluation. Of all infants with positive CF NBS results considered affected with CF, 11% had a diagnosis that fell into 1 of the diagnostic dilemma categories aforementioned.
CONCLUSIONS: Four problematic diagnostic categories generated by CF NBS are defined. In the absence of data on the natural history of such infants, careful follow-up is recommended for infants in whom a definitive diagnosis is elusive.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.08.017
Source
J Pediatr. 2005 Sep;147(3 Suppl):S78-82. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The Journal of pediatrics
Related Resources
PubMed ID
16202789
Repository Citation
Parad, Richard B. and Comeau, Anne Marie, "Diagnostic dilemmas resulting from the immunoreactive trypsinogen/DNA cystic fibrosis newborn screening algorithm" (2005). Genetics. 11.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/peds_genetics/11