ScreenPlus: A Comprehensive, Flexible, Multi-disorder Newborn Screening Program

Launched by ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · May 9, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

Soon after birth, all babies born in the United States have a newborn screening (NBS) test to check for certain medical conditions. All babies are screened, even if they appear healthy, because most of these conditions have no obvious physical findings in a newborn and might otherwise be diagnosed only after the development of serious problems, such as brain damage, organ damage, or death. In fact, NBS has been an integral part of preventable health care for over five decades, ever since the discovery that phenylketonuria is an easily diagnosed, preventable cause of intellectual disability....

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • All newborn infants born at a ScreenPlus pilot hospital
• • Infants who are less than four weeks old, regardless of sex, gestational age, or health status.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • A newborn screening sample is unavailable
• • Infants who are more than four weeks old