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National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center - NNSGRC

Organization URL(s)

genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/index.htmtherrell@uthscsa.edu
  

Other Contact Information

1912 W. Anderson Lane, Suite 210

Austin, TX 78757

512-454-6419 (Voice)
512-454-6509 (FAX)

Description

The National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center (NNSGRC) is a cooperative agreement between the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Genetic Services Branch and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), Department of Pediatrics. The project is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The mission of the NNSGRC is to: 1) provide a forum for interaction between consumers, health care professionals, researchers, organizations, and policy makers in refining and developing public health newborn screening and genetics programs; and 2) serve as a national resource center for information and education in the areas of newborn screening and genetics.

Online Resources

• Commercial and Non-Profit Organizations offering Expanded Newborn Screening Tests
  http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/resources/newborn/commercial.htm 
  
• Newborn Hearing Screening Resources
  http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/resources/newborn/HearingScreening.htm 
  
• State Map Page: Newborn Screening
  http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/resources/consumer/statemap.htm 
  

Related Topics

Topic Infant Health Genetic Disorders Newborn Screening

Review Date

Tue Nov 1, 2011