Genetic counseling access and service delivery in New York State is variable for parents of infants with complex CFTR genotypes conferring uncertain phenotypes.
Denise M KayHossein SadeghiCatherine KierMaria BerdellaJoan Kathleen DeCelie-GermanaZafer N SoultanDanielle Marie GoetzMichele CagganaChristopher N FortnerRobert GiustiRobert KaslovskyColleen StevensKaren VoterJohn J Welternull nullElinor Langfelder-SchwindPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2024)
Given the particularly complex genetic interpretation of results generated by CFNBS algorithms including sequencing analysis, additional efforts are needed to ensure families of infants with a positive CFNBS result have CFTR phasing when needed to distinguish carriers from infants with CRMS/CFSPID, and access to genetic counseling to address implications of CFNBS results.