INCIDENCE OF GALACTOSEMIA AT BIRTH IN NEW YORK STATE1
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 99 (1) , 8-13
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a121589
Abstract
Three hundred sixty-five thousand newborns born in New York State in the period March 1968-December 1972 were screened for deficiency of erythrocyte galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase by Beutler's fluorescent spot test. Eight infants with complete defects were identified; seven of these developed clinical signs of galactosemia before institution of treatment. The incidence of disease at birth, estimated from the data as one in 45, 000, was higher than estimates from other screening programs in the United States.Keywords
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