Timing of Newborn Blood Collection Alters Metabolic Disease Screening Performance

Blood collection for newborn genetic disease screening is preferably performed within 24–48 h after birth. We used population-level newborn screening (NBS) data to study early postnatal metabolic changes and whether timing of blood collection could impact screening performance. Newborns were grouped...

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Main Authors: Gang Peng, Yishuo Tang, Tina M. Cowan, Hongyu Zhao, Curt Scharfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
sex
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2020.623184/full