title: Considerations in choosing screening conditions: one (US) approach.
abstract: The lack of a national policy on newborn screening (NBS) in the United States has resulted in 51 state-specific NBS policies (including 50 states and the District of Columbia). In 2000, a working group of the American Academy of Pediatrics provided a national NBS blueprint for the future. Using this guidance, the Health Resources and Services Administration contracted with the American College of Medical Genetics to: (i) develop a decision-making algorithm for states to use in selecting conditions for screening panels, and (ii) recommend a panel of tests to guide states in their screening requirements. This report outlines and summarises the processes and outcomes leading to the current NBS recommendations in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA. therrell@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: Bradford L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Therrell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States