Current Status of Newborn Bloodspot Screening Worldwide 2024: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Activities (2020-2023)

• Main Authors: Bradford L. Therrell (Author), Carmencita D. Padilla (Author), Gustavo J. C. Borrajo (Author), Issam Khneisser (Author), Peter C. J. I. Schielen (Author), Jennifer Knight-Madden (Author), Helen L. Malherbe (Author), Marika Kase (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) began in the early 1960s based on the work of Dr. Robert "Bob" Guthrie in Buffalo, NY, USA. His development of a screening test for phenylketonuria on blood absorbed onto a special filter paper and transported to a remote testing laboratory began it all. E...