ACOG Committee Opinion. Number 325, December 2005. Update on carrier screening for cystic fibrosis

Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Dec;106(6):1465-8. doi: 10.1097/00006250-200512000-00055.

Abstract

In 2001, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Medical Genetics introduced guidelines for prenatal and preconception carrier screening for cystic fibrosis. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated current guidelines for cystic fibrosis screening practices among obstetrician-gynecologists.

Publication types

  • Guideline
  • Retracted Publication

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Counseling
  • Cystic Fibrosis / diagnosis
  • Cystic Fibrosis / genetics*
  • Female
  • Forecasting
  • Genetic Testing / standards*
  • Genetic Testing / trends
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Obstetrics / standards
  • Pedigree
  • Preconception Care
  • Pregnancy
  • Prenatal Care / standards*
  • United States