Successful Implementation of Newborn Screening for Hemoglobin Disorders in the Philippines

• Autores principales: Carmencita D. Padilla (Autor), Bradford L. Therrell (Autor), Maria Melanie Liberty B. Alcausin (Autor), Reynaldo C. de Castro (Autor), Maria Beatriz P. Gepte (Autor), Ma. Elouisa L. Reyes (Autor), Charity M. Jomento (Autor), Riza Concordia N. Suarez (Autor), Ebner Bon G. Maceda (Autor), Conchita G. Abarquez (Autor), J. Edgar Winston C. Posecion (Autor), Alma P. Andal (Autor), Anna Lea G. Elizaga (Autor), Bernadette C. Halili-Mendoza (Autor), Maria Paz Virginia K. Otayza (Autor), Carolyn C. Hoppe (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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The Philippine newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) program began in 1996 with 24 hospitals and was formalized by legislation in 2004. The NBS panel was recently expanded to include a number of additional hereditary congenital conditions. Expertise and experiences from other NBS programs already screen...