ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0016.13-6 | Endocrinology: Newborn Screening | ESPEYB16

13.6. Newborn screening in the developing countries

BL Therrell Jr , CD Padilla

Curr Opin Pediatr 2018, 30:734–739. DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000683• Congenital hypothyroidism is the most cost-effective screened condition.• Screening for hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-dehydrogenase deficiency can be cost-effective in sub-Saharan Africa, India and some parts of Asia where there is a high incidence of these diseases.<p...