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Supplemental Newborn Screening by MS/MS-Based Second-Tier Testing

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Our speaker for this program is Dr. Dietrich Matern, from the Division of Laboratory Genetics at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Matern discusses the use of second-tier testing to reduce the number of false-positive results in newborn screening. This is accomplished using mass spectrometry technology. Dr. Matern also discusses the unique partnership between Mayo Clinic and the Minnesota Department of Health. This partnership is credited with reducing the number of false-positive test results, the cost of unnecessary follow-up testing, and parental anxiety for Minnesota parents.

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