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Webcast: Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID)
MADISON – Dr. Mei Baker, UW-Madison Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Newborn Screening Science Advisor , provides an overview of SCID and discusses the use of real-time PCR testing technology to identify babies with the disorder, as well as the application of this technology for screening testing in a high-throughput newborn screening laboratory.
On Jan. 1, 2008, Wisconsin became the first state to screen all newborns for SCID. Babies born with SCID, sometimes known as "Bubble Boy Disease," have a defect in both T-cell and B-cell production. The disorder is severe and usually fatal without early diagnosis and treatment. Until recently there was no cure for SCID; however, recent advances in bone marrow transplantation have proven very effective, and the success rate could reach up to 95% when transplants are done in the first 3 months of life.
Dr. Baker gave this WSLH Scientific Seminar on Oct. 16, 2008.
Watch the webcast here: Webcast (Windows Media, 255kbps)
Posted By: Jan Klawitter, WSLH Public Affairs and Training Manager |
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