A high-throughput newborn screening approach for SCID, SMA, and SCD combining multiplex qPCR and tandem mass spectrometry.

Early diagnosis of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and sickle cell disease (SCD) improves health outcomes by providing a specific treatment before the onset of symptoms. A high-throughput nucleic acid-based method in newborn screening (NBS) has been shown to b...

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Main Authors: Rafael Tesorero, Joachim Janda, Friederike Hörster, Patrik Feyh, Ulrike Mütze, Jana Hauke, Kathrin Schwarz, Joachim B Kunz, Georg F Hoffmann, Jürgen G Okun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283024