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Can you tell me about immunoreactive trypsin test for (cf) detect (cf) carriers ?

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Dr. Martin Fried answered

Specializes in Nutrition

High in carriers?: The CF screening test checks for a chemical made by the pancreas, an organ that helps with digestion. This chemical is called immunoreactive trypsinogen, or IRT. It is normally found in small amounts in the body. It can be elevated in patients with CF and in carriers who have normal sweat chloride tests

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Answered 7/25/2014

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