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SUBMITTER: Kemper AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5182180 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kemper Alex R AR Brosco Jeffrey J Comeau Anne Marie AM Green Nancy S NS Grosse Scott D SD Jones Elizabeth E Kwon Jennifer M JM Lam Wendy K K WK Ojodu Jelili J Prosser Lisa A LA Tanksley Susan S
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics 20160623 1
The secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services in February 2016 recommended that X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) be added to the recommended uniform screening panel for state newborn screening programs. This decision was informed by data presented on the accuracy of screening from New York, the only state that currently offers X-ALD newborn screening, and published and unpublished data showing health benefits of earlier treatment (hematopoietic stem cell transplantation an ...[more]