Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in 11 Screening Programs in the United States

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Authors

Antonia Kwan · UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

Roshini S. Abraham · Mayo Clinic

Robert J. Currier · California Department of Public Health

Amy Brower · Research Network (United States)

Karen Andruszewski · Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Jordan K. Abbott · University of Colorado Denver

Mei Baker

Abstract

Newborn screening in 11 programs in the United States identified SCID in 1 in 58,000 infants, with high survival. The usefulness of detection of non-SCID T-cell lymphopenias by the same screening remains to be determined.

Topics & Keywords

Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 312, Issue 7, pp. 729-729

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.9132

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