First Universal Newborn Screening Program for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in Europe. Two-Years' Experience in Catalonia (Spain)

First Universal Newborn Screening Program for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in Europe. Two-Years' Experience in Catalonia (Spain)

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), the most severe form of T-cell immunodeficiency, can be screened at birth by quantifying T-cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) in dried blood spot (DBS) samples. Early detection of this condition speeds up the establishment of appropriate treatment and inc...

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Main Authors: Ana Argudo-Ramírez, Andrea Martín-Nalda, Jose L. Marín-Soria, Rosa M. López-Galera, Sonia Pajares-García, Jose M. González de Aledo-Castillo, Mónica Martínez-Gallo, Marina García-Prat, Roger Colobran, Jacques G. Riviere, Yania Quintero, Tatiana Collado, Judit García-Villoria, Antonia Ribes, Pere Soler-Palacín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
newborn screening
severe combined immunodeficiency
T-cell receptor excision circles
T-cell receptor
T-lymphocytes
stem cell transplantation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02406/full

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