Challenges and opportunities in using residual newborn screening samples for translational research : workshop summary /

Challenges and opportunities in using residual newborn screening samples for translational research : workshop summary /

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Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010.
Description:	xv, 67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Genetic Diseases, Inborn -- diagnosis -- United States. Neonatal Screening -- United States. Translational Medical Research -- ethics -- United States. Neonatology -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects. Newborn infants -- Diseases -- Diagnosis. Newborn infants -- Diseases -- Diagnosis.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8309812

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Other authors / contributors:	Olson, Steve, 1956- Berger, Adam C. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health.
ISBN:	9780309159548 0309159547
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
Summary:	"Newborn screening samples are used to test more than 4 million infants each year for life-threatening diseases that are treatable if found at birth. These specimens also represent a potentially invaluable resource for public health and biomedical research. The IOM held a workshop to examine issues surrounding the use of residual specimens for translational research."

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Summary:	Newborn screening samples are used to test more than 4 million infants each year for life-threatening diseases that are treatable if found at birth. These specimens also represent a potentially invaluable resource for public health and biomedical research. The IOM held a workshop to examine issues surrounding the use of residual specimens for translational research.
Physical Description:	xv, 67 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780309159548 0309159547