Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) has advanced to newborn screening technology by eliminating several technical problems associated with previous screening techniques: high false-positive rates, the expense of individual tests and the inflexibility of other methods
Specimens are collected from newborn by heel prick on a cotton-fiber based adsorbent paper (Guthrie paper)
Why NBS?
- Identify the newborn babies with inherited metabolic disorders
- Early medical intervention can prevent or significantly reduce associated clinical symptoms such as mental retardation, acute metabolic crisis, seizures or even early infant death
What we offer for NBS?
- Sample prep without derivatization
- MRM screening with product ion, neutral loss
- The test can be done within 3.5 mins
- IVE-CE and ISO 13485 certified