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XLSD

Pilot study of newborn screening for six lysosomal diseases in Brazil

2023-07-13

This study indicates that the use of enzyme assay as the first-tier test gives an acceptably low number of positive results that requires second/third tier testing.

POMPE

Newborn screening for Pompe disease in Italy: Long-term results and future challenges

2022-10-22

This study presents the results from 7 years of newborn screening (NBS) for Pompe disease (PD) and the management of infantile-onset (IOPD) and late-onset (LOPD) patients.

GAUCHER

Gaucher Disease Diagnosis Using Lyso-Gb1 on Dry Blood Spot Samples: Time to Change the Paradigm?

2022-01-30

A paradigm change may be considered for the diagnosis of Gaucher disease based on lyso-Gb1 measurements and confirmatory GBA1 mutation analyses in dried blood spot.

POMPE

Newborn Screening for Pompe Disease

2020-04-05

Newborn screening (NBS) is the most effective method for detecting and treating Pompe Disease (PD) early on. On the other hand, current NBS systems are unable to distinguish between pseudodeficiency and cases with PD or potential PD. Therefore, a combination of GAA gene analysis with NBS is needed for definitive PD diagnoses.

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ASHG 2025

The ASHG (American Society of Human Genetics) 2025 Annual Meeting will be held in Boston from October 14-18. The meeting...

ESHG - Avrupa İnsan Genetiği Konferansı 2025

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World Orphan Drug Congress 2025

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