Genetic Newborn Screening for Early-Onset Cancer Risk
Genomic newborn screening using heel-stick blood spots can identify infants at high risk for early-onset cancers before symptoms appear, according to a Nature Communications study led by researchers from Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Mass General Brigham, and collaborators. Analyzing archived samples from 1,948 children in Michigan who developed solid or central nervous … Read more