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Is newborn screening for metabolic disorders a new procedure?

April 26, 2017disorders metabolic newborn procedure screening

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Is newborn screening for metabolic disorders a new procedure?

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No. Newborns have been screened for inherited disorders in the U.S. since the early 1960s. Every state currently maintains a screening program, but most states screen for no more than ten disorders and some for as few as four.