Newborn screening: A spot of trouble

By raising hell about newborn blood-spot screening, Twila Brase could jeopardize public-health programmes and derail research. The problem is, she has a point.

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Published inNature (London) Vol. 475; no. 7355; pp. 156 - 158
Main Author Carmichael, Mary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 14.07.2011
Subjects
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Genetic Privacy - ethics
Genetic Privacy - legislation & jurisprudence
Genetic Privacy - standards
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Infant, Newborn
multidisciplinary
Neonatal Screening - ethics
Neonatal Screening - standards
news-feature
Parental Consent - ethics
Parental Consent - statistics & numerical data
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Translational Medical Research - standards
Translational Medical Research - trends
United States
United States
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Summary:By raising hell about newborn blood-spot screening, Twila Brase could jeopardize public-health programmes and derail research. The problem is, she has a point.
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ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/475156a