Screening: Baby's first test

Sujata Gupta
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Sujata Gupta: Sujata Gupta is a freelance science writer based in Burlington, Vermont.

Nature, 2016, vol. 537, issue 7621, S162-S164

Abstract: It is now feasible to test babies for several lysosomal storage disorders, but this goes against the gold standard for screening that was established nearly 50 years ago. The ethical issues raised are forcing a rethink of the way that newborns are screened.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/537S162a

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