Project ECHO clinician series: Newborn screening for SCID

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."