Secondary Reporting of G6PD Deficiency on Newborn Screening

• Main Authors: Stephanie C. Hoang (Author), Pamela Blumenschein (Author), Margaret Lilley (Author), Larissa Olshaski (Author), Aisha Bruce (Author), Nicola A. M. Wright (Author), Ross Ridsdale (Author), Susan Christian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In April 2019, the Alberta Newborn Screening Program expanded to include screening for classic galactosemia using a two-tier screening approach. This approach secondarily identifies infants with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. The goals of this study were (i) to evaluate the per...