The Medical Journal of Australia · 1979 · 13 citations · 1 references
MedicineGeneticsPediatricsMedical GeneticsPediatric EndocrinologyPediatric EpidemiologyCongenital Disorder EpidemiologyGenetic DisordersNeonatal EpidemiologyNeonatal GeneticsNewborn Genetic ScreeningCongenital Disorder ScreeningGenetic Carrier ScreeningNeonatal ScreeningNewborn Metabolic ScreeningNewborn ScreeningNewborn Screening For Genetic DisordersNewborn Screening For HypothyroidismPediatric Hypothyroidism
Since screening of newborn infants for phenylketonuria (PKU) by Guthrie bacterial inhibition assay was established in the 1960s. 2 334 679 infants have been tested in Australia, and 208 cases of PKU detected (an incidence of 1/11 224). In 1978, 21 infants with PKU were detected. Screening for hypothyroidism was carried out in three States, and 29 cases of congenital hypothyroidism were detected in 1978 (an incidence of 1/5894).
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