Need for Uniform Definitions in Newborn Screening for SCID: The Next Challenge for Screeners and Immunologists

Need for Uniform Definitions in Newborn Screening for SCID: The Next Challenge for Screeners and Immunologists

During the ISNS meeting “Newborn Screening for SCID ‘State of the Art’” on 26 and 27 January 2021, the topic of case definitions and related issues were discussed. There is currently a lack of uniform definitions and therefore a lack of uniform registration of screen-positive cases. This severely ha...

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Main Author: Mirjam van der Burg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Subjects:
severe combined immunodeficiency
TREC
classification
case definition
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/7/3/52
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spelling doaj-7a89bd9bef354d86aa076fc57295264f2021-09-26T00:25:57ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Neonatal Screening2409-515X2021-08-017525210.3390/ijns7030052Need for Uniform Definitions in Newborn Screening for SCID: The Next Challenge for Screeners and ImmunologistsMirjam van der Burg0Department of Pediatrics, Laboratory of Pediatric Immunology, Willem-Alexander Children’s Hospital, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The NetherlandsDuring the ISNS meeting “Newborn Screening for SCID ‘State of the Art’” on 26 and 27 January 2021, the topic of case definitions and related issues were discussed. There is currently a lack of uniform definitions and therefore a lack of uniform registration of screen-positive cases. This severely hampers the comparison of outcomes of different screening programs and the exchange of experiences gained by the different countries performing SCID screening, which is essential to improve screening programs. In this letter, I outline the current situation and indicate the need for uniform definitions and classification, which in my view needs to be a joined effort of screeners and immunologists.https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/7/3/52severe combined immunodeficiencyTRECclassificationcase definition
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Need for Uniform Definitions in Newborn Screening for SCID: The Next Challenge for Screeners and Immunologists
International Journal of Neonatal Screening
severe combined immunodeficiency
TREC
classification
case definition
author_facet Mirjam van der Burg
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title Need for Uniform Definitions in Newborn Screening for SCID: The Next Challenge for Screeners and Immunologists
title_short Need for Uniform Definitions in Newborn Screening for SCID: The Next Challenge for Screeners and Immunologists
title_full Need for Uniform Definitions in Newborn Screening for SCID: The Next Challenge for Screeners and Immunologists
title_fullStr Need for Uniform Definitions in Newborn Screening for SCID: The Next Challenge for Screeners and Immunologists
title_full_unstemmed Need for Uniform Definitions in Newborn Screening for SCID: The Next Challenge for Screeners and Immunologists
title_sort need for uniform definitions in newborn screening for scid: the next challenge for screeners and immunologists
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series International Journal of Neonatal Screening
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publishDate 2021-08-01
description During the ISNS meeting “Newborn Screening for SCID ‘State of the Art’” on 26 and 27 January 2021, the topic of case definitions and related issues were discussed. There is currently a lack of uniform definitions and therefore a lack of uniform registration of screen-positive cases. This severely hampers the comparison of outcomes of different screening programs and the exchange of experiences gained by the different countries performing SCID screening, which is essential to improve screening programs. In this letter, I outline the current situation and indicate the need for uniform definitions and classification, which in my view needs to be a joined effort of screeners and immunologists.
topic severe combined immunodeficiency
TREC
classification
case definition
url https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/7/3/52
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