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Ethical and Policy Issues in Newborn Screening of Children for Neurologic and Developmental Disorders. - PubMed - NCBI

Ethical and Policy Issues in Newborn Screening of Children for Neurologic and Developmental Disorders. - PubMed - NCBI



 2015 Jun;62(3):787-798. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.03.009. Epub 2015 Apr 7.

Ethical and Policy Issues in Newborn Screening of Children for Neurologic and Developmental Disorders.

Abstract

Genetic testing for neurologic and developmental disorders spans the spectrum from universal newborn screening for conditions like phenylketonuria to diagnostic testing for suspected genetic conditions, to predictive genetic testing for childhood-onset conditions. Given that virtually all children in the United States undergo genetic screening in the newborn period, this article focuses on 3 actual case studies of neurologic and developmental disorders that have been included or proposed for inclusion in newborn screening programs: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (a neuromuscular disorder), Krabbe disease (a neurodegenerative disorder), and fragile X syndrome (a neurodevelopmental disorder).
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KEYWORDS:

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Ethics; Fragile X syndrome; Genetic screening; Krabbe disease; Newborn screening; Public policy

PMID:
 
26022175
 
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