Wisconsin’s Screening Algorithm for the Identification of Newborns with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Wisconsin’s Screening Algorithm for the Identification of Newborns with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) has one of the highest false positive rates of any of the diseases on the Wisconsin panel. This is largely due to the first-tier immune assay cross-reactivity and physiological changes in the concentration of 17-hydroxyprogesterone during th...

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Main Authors: Eric R. Bialk, Michael R. Lasarev, Patrice K. Held
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Subjects:
newborn screening
congenital adrenal hyperplasia
second-tier testing
liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/5/3/33

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