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Editorial
. 2022 Jan 4;8(1):3.
doi: 10.3390/ijns8010003.

Newborn Screening in Japan-2021

Toshihiro Tajima  1
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Editorial

Newborn Screening in Japan-2021

Toshihiro Tajima. Int J Neonatal Screen. .

Abstract

Japan's Newborn Mass Screening (NBS) was started in 1977 for amino acid metabolism disorders (phenylketonuria (PKU), homocystinuria, maple syrup urine, histidineemia (discontinued in 1993)) and galactosemia at the national level as a national project [...].

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The author declares no conflict of interest.

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