A Review of Newborn Screening Programs for Cystic Fibrosis: Are Current Protocols Appropriate for Canada's Diverse Population?
Canadian NBS panels would have captured over 96% of all people in the CCFR; however, they would fail to identify 12%-20% of non-White individuals. As Canada's population becomes more diverse, updates to NBS programs may be needed to ensure inequities in screening and diagnosis do not further widen.
Authors
- Sanja Stanojevic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7931-8051)
- Zaiping Liu
- Stephanie Y. Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2890-8451)
- Karen Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8984-6296)
- Corey Filiaggi
- Allison Nowak
- Zofia Zysman‐Colman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1516-9787)
- Betül Şahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9797-8492)
- Jocelyn Arpin
- Mary Jane Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2950-9196)
- Anne L. Stephenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4529-5653)
- Paul D. W. Eckford
- Mark Chilvers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2020-9429)
- N. Abdulrahem
- Sara Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5473-585X)
- Christine Donnelly
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre (CA)
- Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre (CA)
- Nova Scotia Health Authority (CA)
- Cystic Fibrosis Canada (CA)
- Newborn Screening Ontario (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Winnipeg (CA)
- St. John’s Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.71386
- Primary Topic
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Cystic Fibrosis Canada
- Research Nova Scotia