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Alternative DNA-based newborn screening for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Jan 2000
Lin Zhili, Fontaine Jamie M, Freer Dennis E, Naylor Edwin W
Abstract excerpt
Newborn screening for G6PD deficiency has been carried out in several countries for more than 25 years. A semi-quantitative enzymatic assay has been used in most laboratories, however, heat inactivation during the summer can cause a significant increase in the false positive rate for this assay. We have developed an alternative DNA-based newborn screening assay for the detection of common mutations within the...
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