Screening is not a Powerful Method for Babies/ baby screening

Posted by Unknown on Friday, December 21, 2012


screening babies...RESEARCHER identified that screening methods are not able to see any disorder of the adrenal glands which is called congenital adrenal hyperplasia in some newborns.

baby screening, This genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of the hormone aldosterone and cortisol, and excess production of androgens or male sex hormones. In the study, researchers looked at data on more than 800 thousand newborns undergoing routine inspections in Minnesota in the period between 1999 to 2010.

Data from the study, it was found that one-fifth of these infants suffer from congenital adrenal hyperplasia is done by the method of screening. But further note that the method actually failed 15 to 22 percent.

The study found that a negative screening results are not always able to answer state-related infant congenital adrenal hyperplasia. baby screening, "Screening programs should educate physicians about the clinical outcome for congenital adrenal hyperplasia," said Dr.. Kyriakie Sarafoglou, from the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital in Minneapolis
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