Leukodystrophies
https://alextlc.org/news/screen4care-project/
Screen4Care has launched a recruitment for newborn screening in Ferrara, Italy and in Dijon, France – the conditions include Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX), Leigh Syndrome, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Krabbe Disease, and Mitochondrial Diseases. The Screen4Care project is an innovative research initiative by a European consortium, led by the University of Ferrara and Pfizer, aimed at improving the early diagnosis of rare genetic diseases in newborns. An article published in May discusses the inclusive selection process of genes which will be used in the project called the ‘TREAT-panel’. To read the article: TREAT: selection process for Screen4Care project