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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2024

2. Antenatal and Neonatal Endocrinology

Newborn Screening for ALD

ey0021.2-12 | Newborn Screening for ALD | ESPEYB21

2.12. Early Detection of Adrenal Insufficiency: The Impact of Newborn Screening for Adrenoleukodystrophy

Alcantara J Ramirez , NR Grant , S Sethuram , A Nagy , C Becker , I Sahai , T Stanley , A Halper , FS Eichler

Brief Summary: This retrospective chart review included 116 patients aged 0 to 17 y (M:F 94%:6%) with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) managed in one expert medical center from 2006 to 2022. It assessed the impact of newborn screening (which began in the U.S. in 2013 based on measurement of a lysophosphatidylcholine derivative of a very long chain fatty acid (VLCFA) C26:0-LPC, followed if abnormal by ABCD1 gene sequencing), on the age and presentation of adrenal in...