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Evaluating a Novel Newborn Screening Methodology: Combined Genetic and Biochemical Screenings
Bin Yu1, Yuqi Yang1, Lingna Zhou1
1Department of Medical Genetics, Changzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Changzhou Medical Center of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Purpose:
Analysis of four newborn screening modes using newborn genomic sequencing (nGS) and traditional biochemical screening (TBS).
Methods:
Prospective clinical study with a total of 1,012 newborn samples from retrospective TBS. Three independent groups performed the study under strict double-blind conditions according to the screening modes: independent biochemical (IBS), independent NeoSeq (INS), sequential (SS), and combined (CS) screening. Using targeted sequencing, the NeoSeq panel included 154 pathogenic genes covering 86 diseases.
Results:
Of the 1,012 newborns, 120 were diagnosed were diagnosed with genetic diseases Among them, 52 cases were within the scope of TBS and 68 additional cases were identified through nGS. The number of cases detected per screening mode was 50, 113, 56, and 119 for IBS, INS, SS, and CS, respectively. CS was the most satisfactory screening mode, with the detection rate of 99.17%, the specificity and positive predictive value of 100%, and the negative predictive value of 99.89%. In addition, of the 68 cases identified by nGS (96 variants in 31 pathogenic genes), only four participants (5.9%) had clinical manifestations consistent with the disease. The experimental reporting cycles of CS and INS were the shortest.
Conclusions:
CS was the most satisfactory method for newborn screening, which combined nGS with TBS to improve early diagnosis.
