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Project ECHO clinician series: Newborn screening for SCID

May 22, 2023

Flash talk presenter

Caroline Kuo, MD
Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, UCLA Health

Learning objectives

  1. Explain how TREC newborn screening detects severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)​.
  2. Name other conditions that can result in abnormal SCID NBS results​.
  3. Describe what to do in the event of an abnormal newborn screen.​
  4. List basic immune workup of a healthy newborn.​
  5. Identify definitive treatment options for SCID​.

Part of the series "Understanding Primary Immunodeficiency: Project ECHO series for medical providers."

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