2014
DOI: 10.1590/0004-2730000002885
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Evaluation of effectiveness and outcome of PKU screening and management in the State of Sergipe, Brazil

Abstract: Objectives: Phenylketonuria (PKU) was the first inherited metabolic disease known to cause mental retardation for which a newborn screening program (NBS) was developed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of PKU NBS and the management of cases in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe (SE). Materials and methods: We reviewed the phenylalanine concentrations in filter-paper collected from the heel (PKUneo) of 43,449 newborns; blood concentrations obtained by venipuncture in the su… Show more

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“…2) Mendes et al 18 3) Botler et al 17 Mendes et al 18 Amorim et al 9 Botler et al 19 Stranieri & Takano 8 Magalhães et al 20 Nunes et al 21 Botler et al 22 Vespoli et al 23 Costa et al …”
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“…2) Mendes et al 18 3) Botler et al 17 Mendes et al 18 Amorim et al 9 Botler et al 19 Stranieri & Takano 8 Magalhães et al 20 Nunes et al 21 Botler et al 22 Vespoli et al 23 Costa et al …”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O estado do RJ possuía dois SRTN, designados como modelos A e B 19,22 . Os desfechos cobertura e incidência foram objetivo de quatro estudos [21][22][23][24] e os seis restantes analisaram, além dessas variáveis, também a idade na coleta do TP, confirmação diagnóstica e início do tratamento 8,9,[17][18][19][20] . Ficou evidente que as variáveis investigadas nos estudos inclusos nessa revisão foram divergentes, o que compromete a comparação entre os dados e dificulta traçar um perfil do panorama nacional da triagem para PKU, além do fato do pequeno número de trabalhos publicados sobre o tema abranger apenas sete estados brasileiros, sendo que três deles exibiram dados municipais 23 20 .…”
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