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The English government has endorsed the UK National Screening Committee’s recommendation to add hereditary tyrosinaemia type 1 to the conditions screened for by the NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme.
New UK NSC guidance explains how the committee decides if action is required to mitigate conflicts of interest that are declared by stakeholders and members.
The UK National Screening Committee’s work to improve the newborn screening evidence base features prominently in the England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2024.
Screening research: who does what?
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Anyone wanting to conduct research or evaluation into screening needs to consider a number of important factors and understand the roles and responsibilities of a range of organisations.
The group that is focusing on the clinical pathway for the in-service evaluation of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy has met for the first time.
Professor Anneke Lucassen presented a discussion on the potential benefits and limitations of using polygenic scores to calculate the overall chance of developing a disease or condition at the third UK NSC online seminar.
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