TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening for cystic fibrosis in newborn infants
T2 - Results of a pilot programme based on a two tier protocol (IRT/DNA/IRT) in the italian population
AU - Corbetta, C.
AU - Seia, M.
AU - Bassotti, A.
AU - Ambrosioni, A.
AU - Giunta, A.
AU - Padoan, R.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Objective: To assess the performance of a two tier neonatal screening programme (IRT/DNA/IRT) for cystic fibrosis, based on immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) followed by direct cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene analysis (based on a panel of up to 31 mutations) in hypertrypsinaemic newborn infants and to compare it with a previous screening protocol. Setting: The study comprised all the newborn infants in the period 1 October 1998 to 31 December 1999 in the Lombardia region, north western Italy. Methods: The screening strategy consisted of an immunoreactive trypsinogen assay from dried blood spots, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by an oligonucleotide ligation assay (PCR-OLA), and a sequence code separation. Results: 104 609 newborn infants were screened. 1457 hypertrypsinaemic infants (1.39%) were analysed with the PCR-OLA assay. 18 newborn homozygotes or compound heterozygotes for CFTR mutations were identified and referred to the cystic fibrosis (CF) centre at a mean age of 3 weeks. 125 infants presenting only one mutation were recalled for a sweat test: a diagnosis of CF was made in 13 infants, and parents of 112 neonates identified as carriers (1:13) received genetic counselling. The remaining 1314 hypertrypsinaemic newborn infants were recalled for IRT retesting and 177 were referred for a sweat test because the second IRT measurement was above the cut off value. Among this group a further two infants were diagnosed with CF (1.1%) leading to a CF prevalence of 1:3170. Conclusions: This strategy resulted in an early and accurate diagnosis of CF. The IRT/DNA/IRT protocol with an OLA assay was shown to be useful in an Italian population with a genetic heterogeneity, leading to the identification of 94% of infants with CF.
AB - Objective: To assess the performance of a two tier neonatal screening programme (IRT/DNA/IRT) for cystic fibrosis, based on immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) followed by direct cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene analysis (based on a panel of up to 31 mutations) in hypertrypsinaemic newborn infants and to compare it with a previous screening protocol. Setting: The study comprised all the newborn infants in the period 1 October 1998 to 31 December 1999 in the Lombardia region, north western Italy. Methods: The screening strategy consisted of an immunoreactive trypsinogen assay from dried blood spots, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by an oligonucleotide ligation assay (PCR-OLA), and a sequence code separation. Results: 104 609 newborn infants were screened. 1457 hypertrypsinaemic infants (1.39%) were analysed with the PCR-OLA assay. 18 newborn homozygotes or compound heterozygotes for CFTR mutations were identified and referred to the cystic fibrosis (CF) centre at a mean age of 3 weeks. 125 infants presenting only one mutation were recalled for a sweat test: a diagnosis of CF was made in 13 infants, and parents of 112 neonates identified as carriers (1:13) received genetic counselling. The remaining 1314 hypertrypsinaemic newborn infants were recalled for IRT retesting and 177 were referred for a sweat test because the second IRT measurement was above the cut off value. Among this group a further two infants were diagnosed with CF (1.1%) leading to a CF prevalence of 1:3170. Conclusions: This strategy resulted in an early and accurate diagnosis of CF. The IRT/DNA/IRT protocol with an OLA assay was shown to be useful in an Italian population with a genetic heterogeneity, leading to the identification of 94% of infants with CF.
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U2 - 10.1136/jms.9.2.60
DO - 10.1136/jms.9.2.60
M3 - Article
C2 - 12133923
AN - SCOPUS:0036020671
VL - 9
SP - 60
EP - 63
JO - Journal of Medical Screening
JF - Journal of Medical Screening
SN - 0969-1413
IS - 2
ER -