Retrospective TREC testing of newborns with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency and other primary immunodeficiency diseases

Retrospective TREC testing of newborns with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency and other primary immunodeficiency diseases

In Manitoba, Canada, the overall incidence of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) is three-fold higher than the national average, with SCID overrepresented in two population groups: Mennonites and First Nations of Northern Cree ancestries. T-cell receptor excision circle (TREC) assay is being us...

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Main Authors: O. Jilkina, J.R. Thompson, L. Kwan, P. Van Caeseele, C. Rockman-Greenberg, M.L. Schroeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
Subjects:
T-cell receptor excision circle
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
T-cell positive primary immunodeficiency
Newborn screening
Archived Guthrie cards
Dried blood spots
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214426914000457

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