Challenges and opportunities in using residual newborn screening samples for translational research : workshop summary

Challenges and opportunities in using residual newborn screening samples for translational research workshop summary

"Newborn screening samples are used to test more than 4 million infants each year for life-threatening diseases that are treatable if found at birth. These specimens also represent a potentially invaluable resource for public health and biomedical research. The IOM held a workshop to examine is...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health (-)
Other Authors: Olson, Steve, 1956- (-), Berger, Adam C.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press 2010.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Genetic disorders > Diagnosis.
Newborn infants > Diseases > Diagnosis.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622300806719
Table of Contents:
  • ""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Newborn Screening as a Public Health Program""; ""3 Uses of Residual Newborn Screening Samples in Research""; ""4 Concerns About the Use of Residual Newborn Screening Samples""; ""5 Review and Consent in the Use of Residual Newborn Screening Samples""; ""6 Parental and Public Education""; ""7 Workshop Overview and Wrap-Up""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Speaker Biographical Sketches""

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