Newborn Screening for Selected Disorders in Nepal: A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Arti Sharma Pandey (Author), Suchita Joshi (Author), Rateena Rajbhandari (Author), Prerana Kansakar (Author), Sadichhya Dhakal (Author), Ralph Fingerhut (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The prevalence of metabolic disorders in Nepal is yet unknown, although many case reports occur in literature. Heel-prick blood samples from newborns were collected on Dried Blood Spot (DBS) collection cards and tested through Tandem Mass Spectroscopy and fluorescence assays for disorders included i...