NSQAP: Training and Publications

The Newborn Screening and Molecular Biology Branch, which manages Newborn Screening Quality Assurance, offers a range of educational resources and publications that provide information on the latest laboratory methodologies, reporting and research studies.

Popular Topics

Mass Spectrometry

  • Haynes CA, Guerra SL, Fontana JC, De Jesús VR. HPLC-ESI-MS/MS analysis of hemoglobin peptides in tryptic digests of dried-blood spot extracts detects HbS, HbC, HbD, HbE, HbO-Arab, and HbG-Philadelphia mutations. Clinica Chimica Acta 2013; 424: 191-200.

Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSD)

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)

Current Publications

Current laboratory newborn screening articles (listed by citation)

  • Adam BW, Haynes CA, Chafin DL, De Jesús VR. Stabilities of hemoglobin molecules and hemoglobin peptides in dried blood spots. Clinica Chimica Acta 2014; 429C: 59-60.
  • De Jesús VR, Zhou H, Vogt RF. Dried Blood Spot Quality Control Materials for Newborn Screening to Detect Lysosomal Storage Disorders. Clinical Chemistry 2013; 59: 1275-1276.
  • Adam BW, Hall EM, Meredith NK, Lim TH, Haynes CA, De Jesús VR, Hannon WH. Performance of Succinylacetone Assays and Their Associated Proficiency Testing Outcomes. Clinical Biochemistry 2012; 45(18):1658-1663.
  • Haynes CA, De Jesús VR. Improved Analysis of C26:0-Lysophosphatidylcholine in Dried-blood Spots via Negative Ion Mode HPLC-ESI-MS/MS for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy Newborn Screening. Clinica Chimica Acta 2012; 413(15-16): 1217-1221.
  • De Jesús VR, Mei JV, Bell CJ, Hannon WH. Improving and Assuring Newborn Screening Laboratory Quality Worldwide: 30-Year Experience at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seminars in Perinatology 2010; 34(2): 125-133.
  • Hannon WH, De Jesús VR. New 2013 Edition: Blood Collection on Filter Paper for Newborn Screening Programs: Approved Standard CLSI NBS01-A6 (Formerly LA04-A6). Journal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening 2013; 1: 69.
  • Haynes CA, Guerra SL, Fontana JC, De Jesús VR. HPLC-ESI-MS/MS analysis of hemoglobin peptides in tryptic digests of dried-blood spot extracts detects HbS, HbC, HbD, HbE, HbO-Arab, and HbG-Philadelphia mutations. Clinica Chimica Acta 2013; 424: 191-200.
  • Michaliszyn SF, Sjaarda L, Mihalik SJ, Lee S-J, Bacha F, Chace DH, De Jesús VR, Vockley J, Arslanian SA. Metabolomic Profiling of Amino Acids and Beta Cell Function Relative to Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Youth. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2012; 97(11): E2119-E2124.
  • De Jesús VR, Chace DH. Commentary on the History and Quantitative Nature of Filter Paper Used in Blood Collection Devices. Bioanalysis 2012; 4(6): 645-647.
  • Mechtler TP, Stary S, Metz T, De Jesús VR, Pollak A, Herkner KR, Streubel B, Kasper DC. Nationwide Newborn Screening Reveals High Incidence of Lysosomal Storage Disorders. Lancet 2012; 379(9813): 335-341.
  • Mei JV, Zobel SD, Hall EM, De Jesús VR, Adam BW, Hannon WH. Performance properties of filter paper devices for whole blood collection. Bioanalysis 2010; 2:1397–1403.

Additional Publications and Documents

Resources