Neonatal screening for phenylketonuria.

Neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria in China.

BACKGROUND Neonatal screening is helpful to prevent serious disability and sufferings caused by congenital or inherited disease. This study was to review the status of neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and phenylketonuria (PKU) in China. METHODS We analyzed data of neonatal screening for CH and PKU in the past two decades which were obtained from the national network of ne...

Phenylketonuria screening in the Republic of Macedonia

Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism which can be prevented by early and continuous treatment. Therefore newborn screening for phenylketonuria has been introduced in many countries. We present here the results of the selective newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism, including PKU, performed by tandem mass spectrometry which has been introduced in Maced...

Economic evaluation of neonatal screening for phenylketonuria and congenital hypothyroidism

Economic evaluation of neonatal screening for phenylketonuria and congenital hypothyroidism

Economic evaluation of neonatal screening for phenylketonuria and congenital hypothyroidism