CDC's Laboratory Activities to Support Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

• Main Authors: Francis K. Lee (Author), Christopher Greene (Author), Kristina Mercer (Author), Jennifer Taylor (Author), Golriz Yazdanpanah (Author), Robert Vogt (Author), Rachel Lee (Author), Carla Cuthbert (Author), Suzanne Cordovado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) was added to the HHS Secretary's Recommended Uniform Screening Panel for newborn screening (NBS) in 2018, enabling early diagnosis and treatment of impacted infants to prevent irreversible motor neuron damage. In anticipation of supporting SMA newborn screening, sc...