Neonatal screening for severe combined immunodeficiency in Brazil

Neonatal screening for severe combined immunodeficiency in Brazil

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Objective: To apply, in Brazil, the T‐cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) quantification technique using real‐time PCR in newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and assess the feasibility of implementing it on a large scale in Brazil. Methods: 8715 newborn blood samples wer...

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Main Authors: Marilia Pyles Patto Kanegae, Lucila Akune Barreiros, Juliana Themudo Lessa Mazzucchelli, Sonia Marchezi Hadachi, Laura Maria de Figueiredo Ferreira Guilhoto, Ana Lúcia Acquesta, Isabel Rugue Genov, Silvia Maia Holanda, Regina Sumiko Watanabe Di Gesu, Ana Lucia Goulart, Amélia Miyashiro Nunes dos Santos, Newton Bellesi, Beatriz Tavares Costa‐Carvalho, Antonio Condino‐Neto
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
Subjects:
SCID
Neonatal screening
TRECs
T lymphocytes
Combined immunodeficiency
Primary immunodeficiency
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S225555361630043X

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