🦶 Neonatal Blood Spot Test (Heel Prick Test)
🔑 Key Learning
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Performed on all newborns in the UK at 5 days old
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Enables early detection of serious but treatable conditions
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Most screened conditions are autosomal recessive
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Congenital hypothyroidism is typically sporadic, not inherited
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Early diagnosis allows for timely intervention and improved outcomes
🧪 Conditions Screened
🩸 Haemoglobinopathies
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Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
🫁 Respiratory/Multisystem
🧠 Endocrine
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Congenital Hypothyroidism (CHT)
⚙️ Inherited Metabolic Diseases (IMDs)
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Phenylketonuria (PKU)
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Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
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Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
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Isovaleric Acidaemia (IVA)
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Glutaric Aciduria Type 1 (GA1)
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Homocystinuria (HCU)