severe-combined-immunodeficiency-test-1214 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing of the EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, the first FDA-cleared test to screen for severe combined ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced it has allowed marketing of the EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, a screening test for severe combined ...

Since last August, all newborns in California have been screened for a deadly immune disorder as part of a pilot program, but a newly introduced state assembly bill would make this screening routine.

Revvity, Inc. RVTY announced the launch of its latest breakthrough — the EONIS Q system. This innovative platform marks a significant leap in the molecular testing landscape for spinal muscular ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing the first screening test for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) in newborns. The EnLite Neonatal TREC Kit, manufactured by ...

SCID reduces lifespan if not detected early. Its treatments include bone marrow or cord blood transplant (BMT/CBT) from a family member or donor. The new screening test will save both time and costs ...

UCSF Pediatrics Professor Jennifer Puck, MD, has spent decades pushing for universal newborn screening to detect severe combined immune deficiency (SCID), a rare but deadly genetic disorder. Today, ...

St. Petersburg, Florida -- With his mom by his side, little Kye Johnson has spent much of his life in a hospital. It all started with a string of visits to the ER. "A cold, a cough, pneumonia, ...

UCSF doctors have developed a test that, using just a drop of blood taken within hours of a baby's birth, can determine whether that child has a rare but potentially fatal immune deficiency disorder.

SILVER SPRING, MD--(Marketwired - Sep 24, 2014) - The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) has been awarded $4 million through a two-year cooperative agreement with the Genetic Services ...

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, or SCID, will be one of the disorders that every Virginia-born infant is screened for. The disease, which is fatal if ...