RT Book, Section A1 Schulze, Andreas A1 Matern, Dietrich A1 Hoffmann, Georg F. A2 Sarafoglou, Kyriakie A2 Hoffmann, Georg F. A2 Roth, Karl S. SR Print(0) ID 1140314254 T1 Newborn Screening T2 Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolism, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071773140 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1140314254 RD 2024/04/16 AB Protecting children from the burden of inherited diseases is the aim of newborn screening. Selection of candidate disorders depends upon the following prerequisites: 1) feasible means of disease detection in a presymptomatic/early stage of the disease; 2) treatability of the disease; 3) ability to start of treatment in the presymptomatic/early stage.