Expanded newborn screen
Additional information at: www.uchsc.edu/newbornscreening
Availability: Mon. - Fri., 0800 - 1700
Turnaround Time: 1 - 2 days.
Minimum Volume: Blood from heel-stick spotted onto a card (click here for detailed instructions).
Specimen Handling: Send card at ambient temperature via U.S. mail.
Use: Early diagnosis of more than 20 metabolic disorders (click here for list).
Methodology: Tandem mass-spectrometry (MS/MS).
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