Newborn screening for phenylketonuria – a chance at life

Revista Romana de PEDIATRIE | Volumul LX, Nr. 2, An 2011

ISSN 1454-0398 | e-ISSN 2069-6175
ISSN-L 1454-0398
DOI: 10.37897/RJP

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Dana Teodora Anton, Lelioara Tocan, Liliana Iliescu and Georgeta Diaconu

ABSTRACT

Newborn screening represents an important preventive public health program, the test providing informations that can change the course of the baby’s life. The classic example is newborn screening for phenylketonuria. The authors present dates about the history of the screening for phenylketonuria, requirements for performing the screening and the working methodology.

Key words: screening, newborn, phenylketonuria

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