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==UK Neonatal blood spot test (August 2013)== | ==UK Neonatal blood spot test (August 2013)== | ||
Note that conditions screened has changed in May 2014. | * '''PKU''' - phenylketonuria | ||
* '''CHT''' - congenital hypothyroidism | |||
* '''SCD''' - sickle cell disease | |||
* '''CF''' - cystic fibrosis | |||
* '''MCADD''' - medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency | |||
Note that UK conditions screened has changed in May 2014. | |||
'''UK National Screening Committee - Newborn babies will be tested for four more disorders'''<ref>Newborn babies will be tested for four more disorders, committee decides BMJ 2014; 348 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g3267 (Published 13 May 2014) [http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g3267?etoc= BMJ 2014;348:g3267] [http://www.screening.nhs.uk/meetings UK National Screening Committee]</ref> "The test is already used to screen for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, and medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. To these five conditions four more will now be added: homocystinuria, maple syrup urine disease, glutaric aciduria type 1, and isovaleric acidaemia." | '''UK National Screening Committee - Newborn babies will be tested for four more disorders'''<ref>Newborn babies will be tested for four more disorders, committee decides BMJ 2014; 348 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g3267 (Published 13 May 2014) [http://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g3267?etoc= BMJ 2014;348:g3267] [http://www.screening.nhs.uk/meetings UK National Screening Committee]</ref> "The test is already used to screen for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, and medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. To these five conditions four more will now be added: homocystinuria, maple syrup urine disease, glutaric aciduria type 1, and isovaleric acidaemia." | ||
Revision as of 14:25, 14 May 2014
UK Neonatal blood spot test (August 2013)
- PKU - phenylketonuria
- CHT - congenital hypothyroidism
- SCD - sickle cell disease
- CF - cystic fibrosis
- MCADD - medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
Note that UK conditions screened has changed in May 2014.
UK National Screening Committee - Newborn babies will be tested for four more disorders[1] "The test is already used to screen for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, and medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency. To these five conditions four more will now be added: homocystinuria, maple syrup urine disease, glutaric aciduria type 1, and isovaleric acidaemia."
- Links: Guthrie test
Reference
Table source (modified) http://newbornbloodspot.screening.nhs.uk/professionals
- ↑ Newborn babies will be tested for four more disorders, committee decides BMJ 2014; 348 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g3267 (Published 13 May 2014) BMJ 2014;348:g3267 UK National Screening Committee
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