Newborn Screening and Genetics

Iowa Parents’ Perspectives: Newborn screening truly saved their babies’ lives

by Sapna Kundra, MPH, writer The final and unquestionably the most impactful session of the APHL 2020 Newborn Screening Virtual Symposium featured four families sharing…

Opportunities to enhance newborn screening follow-up exist and improve outcomes

November 9, 2020

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by Sapna Kundra, MPH, writer In laboratory newborn screening programs, the primary focus is on the test itself. What happens after the test is up to…

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Strengthening the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel

October 30, 2020

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by Sapna Kundra, MPH, writer The Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP) is a growing list of disorders that the Secretary of the US Department of…

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The Evolving Landscape of Newborn Screening

October 26, 2020

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While routine newborn screening has been a successful part of our nation’s public health system for over 55 years, newborn screening now has the promise…

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Maximizing next-generation sequencing in newborn screening through bioinformatics

May 1, 2020

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by Samantha Marcellus, MPH, APHL-CDC Newborn Screening Bioinformatics Fellow We live in the era of rapid access to near limitless information, over-the-counter DNA testing, and…

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APHL’s newborn screening program goes global

November 18, 2019

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Outside of the US and other resource-rich nations, few countries have the capital, infrastructure and human resources required to sustain a newborn screening program. Despite…

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APHL Newborn Screening Systems Quality Improvement Projects Award Recipients Announced

October 15, 2019

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The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Newborn Screening Systems Quality Improvement Projects awards. Funded through a…

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Congratulations to 2019 APHL newborn screening award winners

April 23, 2019

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At the 2019 Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium in early April, APHL presented awards to leaders in the field of newborn screening. We commend…

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Enhancing detection of newborn screening conditions via data analytics

April 9, 2019

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For over 50 years, newborn screening programs across the United States have implemented laboratory screening and follow-up programs to detect and report infants at high…

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Lab Culture: Introducing PKU Life Podcast with Kevin Alexander

December 3, 2018

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Fifty-five years ago, newborn screening was born. At the time, though, that little heel prick was performed to screen for only one condition: phenylketonuria (PKU).…

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