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Nationwide neonatal screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia in sweden: a 26-year longitudinal prospective population-based study.
JAMA pediatrics - 1 Jun 2014
Gidlöf Sebastian, Wedell Anna, Guthenberg Claes, von Döbeln Ulrika, Nordenström Anna
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Recent reports have questioned the rationale for neonatal screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) owing to low sensitivity in salt-wasting forms and a high rate of recall (ie, a positive finding resulting in a visit to a pediatrician and a second test) in preterm infants. OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficiency of the neonatal screening program for CAH in Sweden over time. DESIGN, SETTING,...
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