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Newborn Screening and Testing

Early diagnosis of IEM is a challenge for pediatricians since they will not present any symptoms in the new-born period. Most of the IEM cases are diagnosed after a few months or even after a few years of birth and by this time life threatening irreversible damage to the brain or other disability has already happened. Dr Sujit Chatterjee, CEO of Hiranandani Hospital Kidney Transplant highlights u201cNBS test as the name suggest is a group of tests done within three days of birth to screen for diseases that may be sub-clinical and have long term implications on quality of life. <br>

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Newborn Screening and Testing

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  1. Newborn screeningand testing:Picking uppaceinIndia? https://www.hiranandanihospital.org/

  2. As per WHO, more than 1.7 million children are born with birth defects every year in India. The term ‘birth defect’ encompasses a diversity of health conditions and infant mortalityanddisability.ThisiswheretheroleofNewBorn ScreeningorNBScomesin.

  3. MARKETSCENARIO Neonatologist Dr Paras Kumar J, Neonatologist, SPARSHHospitalforWomenand Childrensaid,“Themarketscenariofor NBShasdefinitelyimprovedandmany hospitalsareofferingit.

  4. UPCOMINGTRENDS Dr Kumar highlights, “One of the key trends is that earlierNBSwasavailablemostlyinhigh-tech laboratories. This scenario has changed quite a bit. NBS isnoweasilyaccessibleinurbancentres. Dr Madhavi V,Consultant Geneticist, Fernandez Foundation said, “Phenylketonuria was the first disease screened by NBS from dried blood spots by bacterial inhibitionassay.

  5. IncorporationofNBSin NationalHealthprogramme DrSujitChatterjeeCEOofHiranandani Hospitalsaid,“IncorporatingNBSinto national health programme would increase the coverage and make the NBS available to much needed economicallychallengedpopulation.

  6. DrLHHiranandanihospitalKidney Transplant

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