TY - JOUR T1 - Update on expanded newborn screening JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309429 SP - edpract-2015-309429 AU - Hannah Jacob Y1 - 2015/10/09 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2015/10/09/archdischild-2015-309429.abstract N2 - In January 2015, the National Health Service Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme in England was expanded to include four additional diseases: maple syrup urine disease (MSUD), isovaleric acidaemia (IVA), glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA1) and homocystinuria (pyridoxine-non-responsive type). The UK National Screening Committee recommended the addition of these inherited metabolic conditions following a pilot study in England. They now form part of routine newborn screening, along with testing for phenylketonuria, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, congenital hypothyroidism and medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD).Ensure high-quality blood samples … ER -