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Feasibility of neonatal dried blood spot retrieval amid evolving state policies (2009-2010): a Children's Oncology Group study.
Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology - 1 Nov 2011
Linabery Amy M, Slater Megan E, Spector Logan G, Olshan Andrew F, Stork Susan K, Roesler Michelle A, Reaman Gregory H, Ross Julie A
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Dried blood spots (DBS) are collected uniformly from US newborns to test for metabolic and other disorders. Because evidence exists for prenatal origins of some diseases, DBS may provide unique prenatal exposure records. Some states retain residual DBS and permit their use in aetiological studies. The primary study aim was to assess the feasibility of obtaining residual DBS from state newborn screening programmes...
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