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Benefits Outweigh Risks Associated With Newborn Screening For Metabolic Disorder
(Medical News Today) wrote:
Newborn screening for a metabolic disorder could lead to false positives -- adding stress to parents, costing money and possibly subjecting a baby to unnecessary follow-up treatment and dietary restrictions. But the benefits of diagnosing these children early and preventing the risk of mental retardation, disability or death outweigh the costs of a false positive, according to new U-M research ...


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