THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH

 


Volume 34
Supplement 3
2003

  CONTENTS
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Cover  
 
Table of Contents
   
NEWBORN SCREENING HISTORY  
The Development of International Cooperation in Newborn Screening and the Efforts ofBob Guthrie and Horst Bickel  
H Naruse 1
History of the International Society for Neonatal Screening  
B Therrell, Jr, B Wilcken, H Naruse 3
   
ESTABLISHMENT, EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAMS
Challenges and Opportunities in Establishing and Maintaining Newborn Screening Systems  
BL Therrell 6
Evaluating Outcomes of Newborn Screening Programs  
B Wilcke 13
Long Term Follow-up of Patients with Inborn Errors of Metabolism detected by the Newborn Screening Program in Japan  
KAoki 19
Beyond Screening: Challenges in Measuring Outcomes  
PD Santos Ocampo, RPR De Guzman, BC Cavan, CD Padilla 24
   
NEWBORN SCREENING QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS  
Quality Control System for Mass Screening in Japan  
H Naruse, A Tsuji, E Suzuki, N Watanabe, M Maeda, M Fukushi, N Ichihara 30
Development of a Newborn Screening Laboratory Quality Assurance System in Shandong, China  
W Wang, X Chen, J Zang, Y He, P Zhang, F Shen 36
Peformance Evaluation for Screening Laboratories of the Asia-Pacific Region  
WH Hannon 39
International Developments in Newborn Screening Quality Assurance  
D Webster 43
   
ETHICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN NEWBORN SCREENING (ELSI)
Bioethical Considerations in Neonatal Screening: Japanese Experiences  
I Matsuda 46
Storage and Use of Residual Dried Blood Spots  
D Webster 49
Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Newborn Screening in the United States  
BL Therrell, Jr 52
   
SCREENING DATABASES  
Information Overload - New Technologies, Can We Store the Data?  
V Wiley, K Carpenter, B Bennetts, B Wilcken 59
Data Integration and Warehousing: Coordination Between Newborn Screening and Related Public Health Prograrns  
BL Themell, Jr 63
   
NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAMS  
Newborn Screening in Australia and New Zealand  
D Webste 69
Newborn Screening: Experience of Bangladesh  
F Moslem, S Yasmeen, M Hasan, MA Karim, N Nahar, A Ahmed 71
Neonatal Screening in Hong Kong and Macau  
STS Lam, ML Cheng 73
Newborn Screening in Indonesia  
D Rustama, MR Fadil, ER Harahap, A Primadi 76
Newborn Screening in Japan  
K Aoki 80
Newborn Screening in Korea  
YJ Han, DH Lee, JW Kim 81
National Neonatal Hypothyroid Screening Program in Mongolia  
S Erdenechimeg 85
Newborn Screening in the Philippines  
CD Padill 87
Mass Newborn Screening in Singapore  
R Joseph 89
Neonatal Screening and Monitoring System in Taiwan  
WL Hwu, AC Huang, JS Chen, KJ Hsiao, WY Tsai 91
Neonatal Screening Program in Thailand  
W Charoensiriwatana, N Janejai, W Boonwanich, P Krasao, S Chaisomchit, S Waiyasilp 94
   
NEONATAL SCREENING ASSAYS  
Reuse ofFilter Plates for Elution of Dried Blood Spot Samples in Neonatal Assays  
J Hardy, B Link 101
Designing Quality Control for Neonatal Screening Assays  
EMR Suolinna, TE Torresani, JO Westgard 103
   
TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES: IMPACT ON NEWBORN SCREENING
MSMS Newborn Screening - Is It Really That Simple?  
V Wiley, K Carpenter, U Bayliss, B Wilcken 107
Expanded Newborn Screening by Tandem Mass Spectrometry: The Massachusetts and New England Experience  
D Marsden 111
Tandem Mass Spectrometric Analysis for Disorders in Amino, Organic and Fatty Acid Metabolism: Two Year Experience in South Korea  
HR Yoon, KR Lee, H Kim, S Kang, Y Ha, DH Lee 115
Outcomes from Tandem Mass Spectrometiy (MS/MS) Workshops in the United States and the Performance Evaluation of MS/MS Laboratories  
H Hannon, T Lim, 0 Adam, B Therrell 121
   
G6PD DEFICIENCY  
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Molecular Heterogeneity in Southeast Asian Countries  
M Matsuo, K Nishiyama, T Shirakawa, CD Padilla, LP San, P Suryantoro, NM Yusoff, NTN Dao 127
Quality Assurance Program for Neonatal Screening of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency  
SH Chiang, KF Wu, TT Liu, SJ Wu, KJ Hsiao 130
G6PD Viangchan and G6PD Mediterranean are the Main Variants in G6PD Deficiency in the Malay Population ofMalaysia  
NM Yusoff, T Shirakawa, K Nishiyama, CK Ee, MN Isa, M Matsuo 135
Glucose-6-Phosphate-Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency in Yogyakarta and its surrounding areas  
P Suryantoro 138
Using the Fluorescence Spot Test for Neonatal Screening of G6PD Deficiency  
J Jiang, X Ma, C Song, B Lin, W Cao, S Wu, KJ Hsiao 140
Automated Determination of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) on a SPOTCHECK@ Microflow Analyzer  
GST Chen, CL Peterson 143
   
CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM  
The Investigation of Factors Influencing the Measurement of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone in Dried Blood Spots on Filter Paper  
X Chen, G Wu, Z Song, H Zhou, C Zhou, C Yang, W Wang 147
Detection Through Screening of Maternal Thyrotoxicosis Induced Central Hjpothyroidism In Newborns  
R Joseph, YS Lee, SCY Ng, KY Loke 150
The Utility of FT4 Serum in Newborns at Risk For Congenital Hrpothyroidism (CH)  
RA Cordova, G Vignola 152
Initial Versus Confirmatory Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Levels: Is there a correlation?  
SC Estrada, KIT dela Cruz, C Padilla 154
Urinaiy Iodide Levels In Term Newborns And Their Mothers - A Pilot Study  
S Chan-Cua, M Ng, I Dayao, C Cuayo-Juico, F King, KK Tan 158
Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism -A New Era in Bangladesh  
M Hasan, N Nahar, A Ahmed, F Moslenl 162
Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism in Early Discharged Infants  
CF Domingo, CD Padilla 165
   
CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA  
CongenitalAdrenal Hyperplasia: Should Nationwide Screening Be Implemented in Thailand?  
N Janejai, P Krasao, J Phansang, R Pankamjanato, W Charoensiriwatana 170
Monitoring Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Using Blood Spot 17-Hydroxyprogesterone Assay  
CM Santos, LR Abad, SC Chua, CF Domingo 174
   
DISORDERS IN PHENYLALANINE METABOLISM  
Phenylketonzrria Detected by the Neonatal Screening Program in Thailand  
S Pangkanon, V Ratrisawadi, W Charoensiriwatana, W Techasena, K Boonpuan, C Srisomsap, J Svasti 179
Hyperphenylalaninemia in the Philippines  
SC Estrada, CD Padilla 182
A Survey fir the Incidence of Pkenylketonuria it1 Guangdong, China  
J Jiang, X Ma, X Huang, X Pei, H Liu, Z Tan, L Zhu 185
6-Pyruvoyl Tetrahydropterin Synthase Dejciency: A Case Report  
SB Capistrano-Estrada, WL Nyhan 186
   
OTHER INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM  
Clinical Evalttation and Emergency Management of Inborn Errors of Metabolism Presenting in the Newborn  
J Christodoulou 189
An Introduction to Nutritional Treatment in Inborn Errors ofMetabolism -Different Disorders, Dzfferent Approaches  
B Wilcken 198
Challenges of Managing Patients With Inherited Metabolic Disorders in a Developing Country  
PB Acosta, R Sabo 202
Practical Aspects of Managing Low Protein Diets  
S Thompson 208
Dietary Management of Galactosemia  
SM Thompson, FE Arrowsmith, JR Allen 212
Cost-Benejt Analysis of Newborn Screening for Galactosemia in the Philippines  
CD Padilla, LF Dans, SC Estrada, MR Tamondong Jr, JJO Laceste, RMS Bemal 215
   
INFECTIOUS DISEASES  
A Study to Implement Early Diagnosis ofHIVInfection in Infants Born to Infected Mothers  
B Sriwanthana, N Wetprasit, S Chareonsook, N Janejai, W Charoensiriwatana 221
   
NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING  
Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening: Applications for a Developing Country in the Asia-PaciJic Region  
CG Navarro-Locsin 227
Mass Newborn Screening for Hearing Impairment  
R Joseph, HKK Tan, KT Low, PG Ng, J Tunnel, S Mathew 229
Newborn Hearing Screening Using the Evoked Otoacoustic Emission: The Philippine General Hospital Experience  
MRTR Quintos, PFD Isleta, CC Chiong, GT Abes 231
   
HUMAN GENOME PROJECT  
The Human Genome Project: Opportunities, Challenges and Consequences for Population Screening  
J Christodoulou 234
   
BIRTH DEFECTS  
Birth Defects Ascertainment in the Philippines  
CD Padilla, EM Cutiongco, JM Sia 239
Prenatal Genetic Screening for Down Syndrome and Open Neural Tube Defects Using Maternal Serum Markers in Thai Pregnant Women  
P Wasant and S Liarnrnongkolkul 244