Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in the United States

In the United States, significant improvement in diagnosis and outcomes for children affected with severe combined immunodeficiency has followed institution of newborn screening using an assay to measure T-cell receptor excision circles in newborn dried blood spot specimens. Key to this outcome is the avoidance of infectious complications in infants with severe combined immunodeficiency. (Source: Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America)

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