Expanded Newborn Screening Program in Saudi Arabia: Incidence of screened disorders

2017113 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Majid Alfadhel · National Guard Health Affairs

Ali Al Othaim · King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saif Al Saif · King Abdulaziz Medical City

Fuad Al Mutairi · King Abdulaziz Medical City

Moeenaldeen Al‐Sayed · King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Zuhair Rahbeeni · King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Hamad Alzaidan

Abstract

The article highlights the experience of the NBS Program in Saudi Arabia and providing data on specific regional incidences of all the screened disorders included in the programme; and showed that the incidence of these disorders is one of the highest reported so far world-wide.

Topics & Keywords

Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Neonatal Health and Biochemistry Genomics and Rare Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volume 53, Issue 6, pp. 585-591

DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13469

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