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Maritime Newborn Screening

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Maritime Newborn Screening currently screens for 28 rare but treatable conditions.

The following table shows the date that screening began for each condition.

Information sheets for each condition are found below.

 

Condition/Event

Screening Start Date

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

1972

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH)

1977

Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)

October 2000

Very long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCADD)

Glutaric aciduria Type 1 (GA1)

September 15, 2004

Carnitine palmitoyl transferase deficiency types 1 and 2 (CPT1, CPT2)

Carnitine Update Defect (CUD)

April 2005

Long chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHADD) / Trifunctional protein deficiency (TFPD)

Isovaleric acidemia (IVA)

Maple Syrup Urine disease (MSUD)

Late 2005

Repeat for same sex multiples

April 2010

Cystic fibrosis (CF)

Hemoglobinopathies (SS disease, SC disease, Sβ-thalassemia disease, hemoglobin H (HbH) disease (alpha thalassemia major))

April 2014

New Brunswick contracts newborn screening

October 1, 2014

Prince Edward Island contracts newborn screening

November 30, 2015

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)

March 21, 2016

Propionic acidemia (PA) / Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA; Cobalamin A&B defects, mutase deficiency)

Arginosuccinic acidemia (ASA) / Citrullinemia Type 1 (CIT)

February 12, 2018

Biotinidase deficiency (BIOT)

Classic Galactosemia (GALT)

May 21, 2018

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

August 26, 2024

Tyrosinemia Type 1 (TYR1)

December 9, 2024

 

 

 

Condition Information Sheets:

 

 


Les information ci-dessus sont présentement mises à jour et la traduction française est actuellement en cours. Pour plus d’information sur le Dépistage néonatal des Maritimes, sur les processus de dépistage néonatal et les résultats, veuillez appeler le 902-470-2783.

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