The Development and Organization of Newborn Screening Programs in Turkey


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Tezel B., Dilli D., Bolat H., Sahman H., Ozbas S., Acican D., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL LABORATORY ANALYSIS, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.63-69, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

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BackgroundNewborn screening tests have been designed to identify infants with severe disorders that are relatively prevalent and treatable or controllable. Comparing to other countries, the incidence of these diseases are very high in Turkey where the rate of consanguineous marriage is high.