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Disorders Reliably Detected in Newborns by MS/MS Technology

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Amino Acid Disorders
  • Argininosuccinic Aciduria (ASA Lyase Deficiency)
  • Citrullinemia (ASA Synthetase Deficiency)
  • Homocystinuria
  • Hypermethioninemias
  • Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
  • Phenylketonuria (PKU) and other hyperphenylalaninemias
  • Tyrosinemias
Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders *
  • Carnitine/Acylcarnitine Translocase Deficiency
  • 3-Hydroxy Long Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHAD)
  • Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCAD)
  • Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (Glutaric Acidemia-Type II)
  • Neonatal Carnitine Palmitoyl Transferase Deficiency-Type II (CPT-II)
  • Short Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (SCAD)
  • Trifunctional Protein Deficiency (TFP Deficiency)
  • Very Long Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (VLCAD)
Organic Acid Disorders *
  • 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Lyase Deficiency (HMG)
  • Glutaric Acidemia-Type I (GA I)
  • Isovaleric Acidemia (IVA)
  • 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase Deficiency (3MCC Deficiency)
  • 3-Methylglutaconyl-CoA Hydratase Deficiency
  • Methylmalonic Acidemias (MMA)
  • Mitochondrial Acetoacetyl-CoA Thiolase Deficiency (3-Ketothiolase Deficiency)
  • Propionic Acidemia (PA)
  • Multiple-CoA Carboxylase Deficiency
* The screen for some fatty acid oxidation & organic acid disorders is less sensitive after the age of seven days.
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