Newborn Screening: Current Status in Alberta, Canada

• Published in: International Journal of Neonatal Screening
• Main Authors: Andy De Souza, Vanessa Wolan, Angie Battochio, Susan Christian, Stacey Hume, Grace Johner, Margaret Lilley, Ross Ridsdale, Kareena Schnabl, Chi Tran, Jolene Yuen-Jung, Iveta Sosova
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: newborn screening; Alberta; second-tier; Canada; Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Sickle; Kitikmeot
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijns5040037

Newborn screening (NBS) in Alberta is delivered by a number of government and health service entities who work together to provide newborn screening to infants born in Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and the Kitikmeot region of the Nunavut territory. The Alberta panel screens for 21 disorders (1...