Perils of newborn screening.

• Autores: Ariel Bleicher
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 307, Nº. 1, 2012, págs. 30-31
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses the health risks associated with mandatory infant screening for medical disorders. Topics include testing for genetic indicators of diseases such as Krabbe disease in newborns, microbiologist Robert Guthrie's procedure to test newborn's for phenylketonuria, and the ethics of state-sanctioned medical screenings without sufficient justification. INSET: When Should Doctors Screen?.