This issue merits special attention before implementation, and better education of screening professionals could therefore also be considered as a prerequisite for screening.
Integrating genetic and physical maps is a prerequisite for conducting map-based gene cloning, but the integration needs the essential step of screening a suitable BAC library.
The measurement of islet autoantibodies is now a clear prerequisite in screening for individuals at risk of developing insulin requirement.
Information about the spectrum of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) mutations is a crucial prerequisite for screening programs.
As a prerequisite to the adaptation and implementation of Screening and Brief Intervention, we conducted a study to describe the epidemiological features of alcohol consumption and of treatment-seeking among adults living in a rural district in India.
There is a need for policies on the early diagnosis of cancer in LMICs especially when the prerequisites for widespread screening programs have not been met.
In this regard, development of diagnostic markers becomes a prerequisite for efficient screening of known alleles of R genes in diverse germplasm.
Certainly Tintin comes with many of the prerequisites for big-screen exploits, including pluck, ingenuity, derring-do, exotic locales, and a ready-made team of friends and foes.
Clinically active disease at the time of screening, i.e. symptoms of a relapse, was not a prerequisite for inclusion.
Supporters of screening as well as those who had doubts about or objections to screening formulated prerequisites for screening that were often directly related to overcoming the perceived drawbacks.
On the basis of the interview protocol a code list was developed (TR and CE): themes were identified and grouped under headings related to 'introduction', 'experiences', 'opinions', 'advantages', 'disadvantages', 'prerequisites of screening', and 'continuity of care'.
