Newborn Screening and Genetics

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Each year, thousands of severe disorders are detected in children born in the United States as a result of newborn screening by public health laboratories.

Blood spot cards 

Testing 97% of the 4 million babies born each year in the US for genetic and inherited disorders

tandem mass spectrometer 

Four days of intensive sessions with top experts, 11/3-11/6, 2008 

newborn screening specimens on plate 

Developing and strengthening the role of public health laboratories in genetics testing