Standards Compliant
NeoGen Labs follows worldwide standards in newborn screening. We use the dried blood spot sample (used by newborn screening programs all over the world) collected on a filter paper.
Interpretation
The First Step Newborn Screening Program uses interpretation based on screening data of over 4 million babies for the disorders screened by Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS).
Quality Control
NeoGen Labs participates in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program (NSQAP), quality control program based on dried blood spots.
