Evaluation of Technical Issues in a Pilot Multicenter Newborn Screening Program for Sickle Cell Disease

• Main Authors: Maddalena Martella (Author), Giampietro Viola (Author), Silvia Azzena (Author), Sara Schiavon (Author), Andrea Biondi (Author), Giuseppe Basso (Author), Paola Corti (Author), Raffaella Colombatti (Author), Nicoletta Masera (Author), Laura Sainati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A multicenter pilot program for universal newborn screening of Sickle cell disease (SCD) was conducted in two centres of Northern Italy (Padova and Monza). High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) was performed as the first test on samples collected on Guthrie cards and molecular analysis of th...