Supplemental Newborn Screening by MS/MS-Based Second-Tier Testing

Costs of False-Positive NBS Results

July 2008

Let’s take a look at the cost of false-positive newborn screening results using another real-life example. Newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia in Minnesota.

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• Introduction
• What is Newborn Screening?
• Evolution of Newborn Screening
• ACMG* Uniform Panel
• MS/MS Impact on Newborn Screening
• Newborn Screening Performance in the USA (MS/MS)
• Costs of False-Positive NBS Results
• Newborn Screening in Minnesota
• MN Newborn Screening Program
• Costs of False-Positive NBS Results
• What is Second-Tier Testing?
• Second-Tier Testing is Performed for the Following "Problem" Analytes
• Why Second-Tier Testing?
• Costs of False-Positive NBS Results
• Impact of Second-Tier Testing on Performance of Newborn Screening by MS/MS at Mayo Clinic
• Questions?