Table 1.
Disease | Treatment | Ministry of Health official programs updated | Overall estimated prevalence3 |
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Included in newborn screening | |||
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia | Replacement hormone medication | 2010 | 1:7500–1:17,0914 (Brazil) |
Congenital Hypothyrodism1 | Levothyroxine2 | 2010 | 1:3808 (Brazil) |
Cystic fibrosis | Pancreatic enzymes; dornase alfa | 2010 | 1:70005–1: 13,073 (Brazil) |
Sickle cell anemia | Hydroxyurea | 2010 | 1:10006–1:3129 (Brazil) |
Phenylketonuria | Dietary supplement | 2013 | 1:24,780 (Brazil) |
Biotinidase deficiency | Biotin2 | – | 1:61,0677 |
Not included in newborn screening | |||
Gaucher | Enzyme replacement | 2011 | 1:57,0008 |
Hereditary angioedema | Danazol | 2010 | 1:10,000–1:50,0009 |
Hereditary ichthyosis | Retinoid | 2010 | 1:4000 males (X linked form – Germany)10 |
Osteogenesis Imperfecta | Bisphophonates | 2013 | 0.74:10,00011 |
Primary immunodeficiencies: antibody deficiencies | Immunoglobulin | 2007 | 0.12:100,00012 |
Turner syndrome | Growth hormone | 2010 | 1:1500–1:2500 females13 |
Wilson disease | Chelation therapy, zinc acetate | 2013 | 1:30,00014 |
Included in the newborn screening despite not being a genetic disorder.
The medication is available in SUS, although there is no clinical protocol established.
Brazilian Society of Newborn Screening (SBTN). In general, it was used data from the SBTN; prevalence estimates, however, varies across different data sets.
Raskin et al. (2008).
Cançado and Jesus (2007).
Wolf (1991).
Meikle et al. (1999).
Bork et al. (2003).
Traupe et al. (2014).
Prevalence based on South America countries (Barbosa-Buck et al. (2012)).
Leiva et al. (2007).
Saenger (1996).
Bachmann et al. (1991).