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NBS (NEWBORN SCREENING)
Nov 04, 2022 - HOME | WHO ARE WE | PROFESSIONALS | PARENTS AND PATIENTS | PATIENT STORIES | SAMPLE HANDLING | CONTACT DETAILS Welcome To NBS - Newborn Screening NEWBORN SCREENING FOR INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM Definition: Newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism is the process whereby healthy newborn babies are screened…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/nbs-who-we-are
NBS Who we are
Oct 12, 2022 - HOME | WHO ARE WE | PROFESSIONALS | PARENTS AND PATIENTS | PATIENT STORIES | SAMPLE HANDLING | CONTACT DETAILS What is Newborn Screening? Newborn screening is a special blood test for newborns. Just a few drops of blood from your baby’s heel are put onto a special test paper and sent to NBS Lab in Potchefstroom…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/nbs-professionals
NBS Professionals
Oct 12, 2022 - HOME | WHO ARE WE | PROFESSIONALS | PARENTS AND PATIENTS | PATIENT STORIES | SAMPLE HANDLING | CONTACT DETAILS Physician Pocket Reference: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS Primary congenital hypothyroidism Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) (21-hydroxylase deficiency) GENETIC DISORDERS Cystic Fibrosis…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/nbs-parents-and-patients
NBS Parents and Patients
Oct 12, 2022 - HOME | WHO ARE WE | PROFESSIONALS | PARENTS AND PATIENTS | PATIENT STORIES | SAMPLE HANDLING | CONTACT DETAILS Potchefstroom Newborn Screening Program This program identifies and follows-up on newborn babies with rare and serious disorders of body chemistry. Most of these disorders cause mental…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/nbs-patient-stories
NBS Patient Stories
Oct 12, 2022 - HOME | WHO ARE WE | PROFESSIONALS | PARENTS AND PATIENTS | PATIENT STORIES | SAMPLE HANDLING | CONTACT DETAILS The goal of the Newborn Screening Program is to identify those babies who have a treatable disorder detectable through newborn screening. Without newborn screening, these affected infants may not…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/nbs-contact-us
NBS Contact Us
Oct 12, 2022 - HOME | WHO ARE WE | PROFESSIONALS | PARENTS AND PATIENTS | PATIENT STORIES | SAMPLE HANDLING | CONTACT DETAILS Tel: 018-299 2310 Fax: 018-299 2952 E-mail: newbornscreening@nwu.ac.za Address for courier services: ATT: Brenda Klopper Newborn Screening Laboratory Centre for Human Metabolomics Laboratory 128…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/nbs-sample-handling
NBS Sample Handling
Oct 12, 2022 - HOME | WHO ARE WE | PROFESSIONALS | PARENTS AND PATIENTS | PATIENT STORIES | SAMPLE HANDLING | CONTACT DETAILS Dried blood spot samples All circles must be completed. The sample must be taken by heel or finger prick and done in one circular movement. Be careful not to ‘overlay’ the sample! Please see…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/pliem-home
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Nov 04, 2022 - HOME | ABOUT US | MEET OUR STAFF | HISTORY | RESEARCH | METABOLIC DEFECTS | NEW DEVELOPMENTS | PATIENT'S STORIES TEST INFORMATION | SAMPLE HANDLING | CLINICAL HISTORY FORM | USEFUL LINKS | CONTACT US Who we are The Laboratory for…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/pliem-about-us