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Congenitally deaf children's care trajectories in the context of universal neonatal hearing screening: a qualitative study of the parental experiences [PDF]
The objective of this study is to examine the early care trajectories of congenitally deaf children from a parental perspective, starting with universal neonatal hearing screenings.
Desnerck, Greetje+7 more
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Evaluation of the Dutch neonatal screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Background In 2002, a nationwide screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) was introduced in the Netherlands. The aim of our study is to evaluate the validity of the neonatal screening for CAH and to assess how many newborns with salt-wasting ...
A. A. van der Linde+14 more
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Evaluation of critical congenital heart defects screening using pulse oximetry in the neonatal intensive care unit. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo evaluate the implementation of early screening for critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and potential exclusion of sub-populations from universal screening.Study designProspective evaluation of ...
Allen, D+20 more
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Critical congenital heart disease screening by pulse oximetry in a neonatal intensive care unit. [PDF]
ObjectiveCritical congenital heart disease (CCHD) screening is effective in asymptomatic late preterm and term newborn infants with a low false-positive rate (0.035%).
Carrion, V+3 more
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Background Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder caused by complete or partial deficiency of the enzyme methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (mut0 enzymatic subtype or mut– enzymatic subtype, respectively); a defect in the ...
Yiming Lin+5 more
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The Neonatal Screening Program in Brazil, Focus on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Since 2001, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has been coordinating a National Neonatal Screening Program (NNSP) that now covers all the 26 states and the Federal District of the Brazilian Republic and targets six diseases including sickle cell disease ...
A. Silva-Pinto+4 more
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Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions testing for screening of sensorineural deafness in puppies [PDF]
<p><b>Background:</b> Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) are widely used for human neonatal deafness screening, but have not been reported for clinical use in dogs.</p> <p><b>Hypothesis/Objectives:< ...
Ahlstrom+25 more
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We describe the initial results of a neonatal screening program for four lysosomal storage diseases (MPS I, Pompe, Gaucher and Fabry) using the digital microfluidics methodology. The method successfully identified patients previously diagnosed with these
E. Camargo Neto+5 more
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Screening for rare diseases first began more than 50 years ago with neonatal bloodspot screening (NBS) for phenylketonuria, and carrier screening for Tay-Sachs disease, sickle cell anaemia and β-thalassaemia. NBS’s primary aim is health gain for children,
M. Cornel+3 more
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Gene spectrum and clinical traits of 10 patients with primary carnitine deficiency
Background Rare studies focused on the tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) findings for the primary carnitine deficiency (PCD) in the neonates in China mainland.
Yao Chen+5 more
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