The status of newborn screening in Africa: Situation analysis, future plans and call to action. [PDF]
Satekge T +3 more
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Growth Standards for Children With Smith–Magenis Syndrome (SMS)
ABSTRACT Smith–Magenis syndrome (SMS, OMIM 182290) is a complex syndromic diagnosis marked by neurobehavioral differences and distinct facial dysmorphisms, caused by haploinsufficiency of the retinoic acid‐1 (RAI1) gene either by a pathogenic sequence variant or deletion at chromosome 17p11.2 involving a portion or all of this gene.
Julie Hoover‐Fong +10 more
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Is It Time to Expand Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism to Other Rare Thyroid Diseases? [PDF]
Olivieri A +3 more
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A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Birth Prevalence of Turner Syndrome
ABSTRACT Turner syndrome, a chromosomal disorder, causes short stature, pubertal arrest, amenorrhea, and infertility in females. Prevalence estimates vary widely; however, reliable estimates are important for public health initiatives. Therefore, a meta‐analysis was undertaken.
David Hinds +5 more
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Systematic point-of-care newborn screening for sickle cell disease in rural Mali, West Africa. [PDF]
Guindo A +6 more
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Nance‐Horan Syndrome: Further Delineation of the Affected Male and the Female Carrier Phenotypes
ABSTRACT Nance‐Horan syndrome (NHS; OMIM 302350) is a rare, X‐linked syndrome characterized by bilateral congenital cataracts leading to profound vision loss, specific dental anomalies including characteristic screwdriver blade‐shaped incisors, facial anomalies, and intellectual disability.
Maria K. Haanpää +14 more
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Identification of a novel ACADSB variant for the presymptomatic diagnosis of 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency through newborn screening in Iran. [PDF]
Nasri M +4 more
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ABSTRACT The FGFR2 gene, encoding the FGFR2 protein, plays a crucial role in embryonic cell development, particularly in bone tissue. Bent Bone Dysplasia (BBD), FGFR2‐related (MIM# 614592), is a rare severe skeletal dysplasia characterized by craniofacial differences, reduced bone mineral density, and bowed long bones.
Cheyenne Bates +6 more
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ABSTRACT Hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness, and renal dysplasia (HDR) syndrome is caused by pathogenic variants in the GATA3 gene located on chromosome 10p14. Here we present a 10‐year‐old girl with HDR syndrome who also has oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
Lauren N. Meiss +8 more
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Qatar's National Expanded Metabolic Newborn Screening Program: Incidence and Outcomes. [PDF]
Jamaleddin T +12 more
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