PKU test

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When newborn screening was purely for PKU, one could at least make the argument that no parent should risk a baby's health by refusing the PKU test, although that argument does not obviate the need for parental consent.

Opportunistic testing: the death of informed consent?

The invention of the original PKU test and the card used to store and transport the blood sample to the laboratory made public newborn screening programs possible.

Expanding newborn screening: process, policy, and priorities

The Guthrie BIA test is performed as the procedure published by Guthrie and Susi [1] with PKU test agar and B.

Receiver operating characteristic plots to evaluate Guthrie, Wallac, and Isolab phenylalanine kit performance for newborn phenylketonuria screening

Kathryn is also seeking information about how others working with birthing families handle the PKU test requirements in your state.