Expanded Newborn Screening Tests
Posted by jessutopia in Health News on 06 13th, 2008
I was reading an article on a blog that I visit frequently- Celebrity Baby Blog and they were talking about Expanded Newborn Screening Tests. Apparently, Scott and Renee Baio’s daughter had a positive result for one of the metabolic disorders glutaric acidemia type 1 (GA-1). To read the article please go to Celebrity Baby Blog.
After reading about all the additional tests and anxiety that they went through I had to do my own research to make sure my daughter has been tested for as many of the endocrine, metabolic, and other disorders that can be detected by newborn screening.
In addition to celebrities, pro athletes like Jim Kelly are fighting to get states to expand newborn screening tests.
Buffalo Bills’ Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly is fighting to get more states to implement expanded newborn testing. Jim Kelly established Hunter’s Hope Foundation in 1997 after his son was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy, an inherited, fatal, nervous system disease.
To find out the different disorders each State tests for you can read the National Newborn Screening Status Report Updated 06/02/08 . The U.S. National Screening Status Report lists the status of newborn screening in the United States.
Other information pertaining to Newborn Screening in the U.S. can be found at: http://www.newbornscreening.info
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