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Population-Based Newborn Screening for Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II in Illinois: The First Year Experience.

Journal of Pediatrics 2019 August 31
OBJECTIVES: To assess the outcome of population-based newborn screening for mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) during the first year of screening in Illinois.

STUDY DESIGN: Tandem mass spectrometry was used to measure iduronate-2-sulfatase (I2S) activity in dried blood spot specimens obtained from 162 000 infant samples sent to the Newborn Screening Laboratory of the Illinois Department of Public Health in Chicago.

RESULTS: One case of MPS II and 14 infants with pseudodeficiency for I2S were identified.

CONCLUSIONS: Newborn screening for MPS II by measurement of I2S enzyme activity was successfully integrated into the statewide newborn screening program in Illinois.

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