Newborn Screening and Presymptomatic Treatment of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

In a pilot program in which 109,259 newborns were screened for metachromatic leukodystrophy, blood-spot samples were obtained for analysis and three newborns with MLD were identified, which made presymptomatic treatment possible.

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