Newborn Screen
| Test Name | NewBorn Screen |
| Alternate Name(s) | NBS |
| Laboratory Module | LAB |
| Ordering Mnemonic | NBS |
| Specimen Type | |
| Collection Container | NewBorn Screen Card |
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| Test Schedule |
Send Out Monday thru Friday |
| Routine Turnaround Time | days |
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The NBS includes the following tests:
Note: New tests are added frequently. Please contact the lab for a full list of screened tests.
Amino Acidemias
NBS-PKU: Phenylketonuria and Variants/Biopterin Defects
NBS-MSUD: Maple Syrup Urine Disease NBS-HCY: Homocystinuria (Hypermethioninemias) NBS-TYR: Tyrosinemias NBS-AA: Amino Acidopathies, Other Organic Acidemias NBS-C3: Propionic/Methymalonic Acidemias NBS-C5: Isovaleric Acidemia/2 Methylbutyric Acidemia NBS-C5DC: Glutaric Acidemia Type 1 NBS-C5OH: 3 Methylcrotonic/Hydroxymethylglutaric/Methylglutoconic/2-Methyl,3-Hydroxybutyric acidemias, or B Ketothiolase Deficiency
Fatty Acid Oxidation Defects NBS-MCAD: Medium Chain Acyl Dehydrogenase Deficiency/Glutaric Acidemia Type 2 NBS-VLCAD: Very Long Chain Acyl Dehydrogenase Deficiency NBS-LCHAD: Long Chain hydroxy Acyl Dehydrogenase /Trifunctional Protein Deficiencies NBS-CUD/CPT1: Carnitine Uptake Defect/CPT1 Deficiency NBS-FA: Fatty Acid Oxidation disorders, other Galactosemia NGS-GALT: Galactosemia "Biotinidase Deficiency" NBS-BD: Biotinadase Endocrine Disorders NBS-CHYPO: Congenital Hypothyroidism NBS-CAH: Congential Adrenal Hyperplasia Hemoglobinopathies NBS-SS: Hb SS, Hb S/C, Hb S/b Thal
NBS-HBO: Hemoglobinopathies, other NBS-OA: Organic Acidemias, OtherCystic Fibrosis NBS-INT: Final Interpretation test
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| Storage and Transport | Package into NewBorn Screen Envelope |
| Test Referred To | Ontario Newborn Screening Laboratory |
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