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Nixing the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee Is Ill-Advised

PLOS: DNA Science

Baby’s First Test categorizes the entries: amino acid, endocrine, fatty acid oxidation, and hemoglobin disorders; lysosomal storage diseases; organic acid conditions; and others. It is jargony enough to reawaken nightmares of taking organic chemistry. Newborn screening has been a staple of pediatrics for many years.