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Nature Reviews Endocrinology 2, 74–75 (1 February 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncpendmet0095

How reliable is newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia?

Kenneth A Pass

Votava F et al. (2005) Estimation of the false-negative rate in newborn screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Eur J Endocrinol 152: 869–874 Synopsis Background Newborn screening (NBS) is routinely performed in order to identify neonates with inherited metabolic and endocrine disorders, including CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA (CAH).