Michigan
Disorders Screened in Michigan
Michigan does NOT provide the
full panel of screenings recommended by Save Babies Through Screening Foundation. Parents should seek
supplemental screening
for the disorders and conditions not included in the state's panel.
The disorders that are screened, or likely to be detected, by your state's
program are identified by the
National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center in simplified format or in
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Michigan infants are screened between 24 and 36 hours of birth.
Michigan currently offers screening for 49 of the 50+ disorders recommended by Save Babies Through Screening Foundation. Plans are to add Cystic Fibrosis to the screening panel in the fall of 2007. In 2004 the state had added Argininosuccinic Aciduria (ASA), Citrullinemia (CIT) and Homocystinuria (HCY) to the newborn screening panel in place at that time.
In the spring of 2002 the state of Michigan installed Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS) equipment at the state laboratory in Lansing. After operating a pilot program for MCAD Deficiency, Michigan added this disorder to its newborn screening panel on April 1, 2003. This increased the number of disorders tested to 8, with the potential of adding more because of the capabilities of MS/MS. Also occurring on April 1, 2003, screening for PKU and MSUD was converted to the MS/MS technology.
Newborn Screening Advisory Committee
Michigan has a Newborn Screening Advisory Committee (NBSAC). The NBSAC consists of 10 individuals, doctors, geneticists, lab workers and state officials that meet four times a year to talk about issues concerning expanded newborn testing requirements for the state of Michigan.
More Information and Support ResourcesMichigan NBSAC Chairperson
Please email mdch-newbornscreening@michigan.gov for more information on the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee meetings.
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NBSAC Meeting Dates
NBSAC meetings for 2007 are scheduled for March 14, June 13, September 12, and December 12 from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. The June 13 meeting will be held in Lansing, 201 Townsend, Capitol View Building, Room 412.
Location of Meetings
Meetings are held in various locations around the state.
- Michigan Family Village Community Center
- Michigan NBS Medical Management Centers
- Michigan Newborn Screening Program Website
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