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If cf could you pass the blood screening and not the sweat test?
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Yes: Depending on what "blood screening" you are referring to, overall, the answer is yes. A screening test is designed to pick up most cases of a disease, but some do fail to be picked up. The sweat chloride test is considered the gold standard test for cf.
Answered 3/12/2014
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