-_Universal+Newborn+Screening_-

(Baby) (tandem mass spectrometer)
 * Newborn screening is when infants are screened shortly after birth for rare disorders
 * Blood samples are collected from the infants heel on specially designed filter paper[[image:baby_bites_cat.jpg width="399" height="355"]]
 * The sample is then taken to a lab where abnormalities are checked for
 * A technique used is tandem mass spectromery
 * This technique works by separating and measuring substances according to their weight
 * Blood is placed in a MS/MS machiene where, in a special chamber the blood is caused to seperate and move[[image:tms.jpg width="313" height="242"]]
 * The smaller, lighter substances move faster than the larger heavier substances
 * The substances move across the special filter paper and a computer records which substances are present
 * Individual states finance their newborn screening programs in different ways
 * Most collect a fee
 * Ranges from less than 15 to 60 dollars per newborn

Click on New York state to view information about newborn screening in the state recently mentioned



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