Table 3.

Timeline and outcome of confirmed cases during 1st year of Alberta SMA NBS program.

SMA Case	1	2	3	4	5
Age (in days) when NBS sample was collected	1	1	1	1	1
Age (in days) when sample was received age	3	1	2	2	3
Age (in days) when positive screen reported	8	7	6	6	7
Age (in days) when parents were contacted	8	7	6	6	7
Age (in days) when seen in clinic and confirmatory lab sent	9	9	7	8	7
Age (in days) when confirmatory results reported	17	27	15	15	13
SMN1 copies	0	0	0	0	0
SMN2 copies	3	3	3	3	3
Age (in days) when 1st treatment given	29	72	28	30	25
Age (in days) when 2nd treatment given	N/A	111	N/A	N/A	N/A
Symptomatic before 1st treatment? Yes/No	No	Yes	No	No	No

The Alberta newborn screening lab and the diagnostic lab conduct testing on a five-day-per-week basis.