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==Overview==
==Overview==
An elevated/reduced concentration of serum/blood/urinary/CSF/other [lab test] is diagnostic of [disease name].
Immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) of serum is raised in newborns with cystic fibrosis and has been used as a screening test
 
OR
 
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [disease name] include [abnormal test 1], [abnormal test 2], and [abnormal test 3].
 
OR
 
[Test] is usually normal among patients with [disease name].
 
OR
 
Some patients with [disease name] may have elevated/reduced concentration of [test], which is usually suggestive of [progression/complication].
 
OR
 
There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with [disease name].


==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==
* There are no diagnostic laboratory findings associated with [disease name].
* Immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) of serum is raised in newborns with cystic fibrosis and has been used as a screening test.<ref name="pmid2704582">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rock MJ, Mischler EH, Farrell PM, Bruns WT, Hassemer DJ, Laessig RH |title=Immunoreactive trypsinogen screening for cystic fibrosis: characterization of infants with a false-positive screening test |journal=Pediatr. Pulmonol. |volume=6 |issue=1 |pages=42–8 |date= 1989 |pmid=2704582 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
OR
*An elevated/reduced concentration of serum/blood/urinary/CSF/other [lab test] is diagnostic of [disease name].
*[Test] is usually normal among patients with [disease name].
*Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of [disease name] include:
**[Abnormal test 1]
**[Abnormal test 2]
**[Abnormal test 3]
 
*Some patients with [disease name] may have elevated/reduced concentration of [test], which is usually suggestive of [progression/complication].


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]

Overview

Immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) of serum is raised in newborns with cystic fibrosis and has been used as a screening test

Laboratory Findings

  • Immunoreactive trypsinogen (IRT) of serum is raised in newborns with cystic fibrosis and has been used as a screening test.[1]

References

  1. Rock MJ, Mischler EH, Farrell PM, Bruns WT, Hassemer DJ, Laessig RH (1989). "Immunoreactive trypsinogen screening for cystic fibrosis: characterization of infants with a false-positive screening test". Pediatr. Pulmonol. 6 (1): 42–8. PMID 2704582.

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