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Table 3 Findings of MPS I newborn screening in six different states

From: Epidemiology of mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) in United States: challenges and opportunities

States

Missouri

Illinois

Washington

North Carolina

Kentucky

New York

Screened positive

133

151

9

54

57

13

True positive

2

1

3

1

1

0

Carriers

8

5

1

2

NA

4

Pseudodeficiency

71

30

0

13

NA

8

False-positive results

45

87

5

NA

NA

0

Undetermined disease status

2

4

NA

3

NA

1

Unresolved/status pending

5

24

NA

NA

NA

0

Lost/refused follow-up

0

0

NA

1

NA

0

Total number of screened newborns

308,000

219,793

106,526

62,734

55,161

35,816

Incidence per 100,000

0.65

0.45

2.81

1.59

1.81

0