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Table 1 Summary of the comparison between TMS and Neoseq

From: NeoSeq: a new method of genomic sequencing for newborn screening

Group

n

TMS-NGS (panel)

Neoseq

Consistency (%)

NBS result

Recall result

Gene positive

Gene negative

Positive

Inconclusive

Negative

True positive cases of TMS

36

Abnormal

Abnormal

36

0

20

8

8

55.6

 Amino acid metabolism

17

Abnormal

Abnormal

17

0

7

4

6

41.2

 Organic acid metabolism

7

Abnormal

Abnormal

7

0

3

3

1

42.9

 Fatty acid metabolism

12

Abnormal

Abnormal

12

0

10

1

1

83.3

False positive cases of TMS

60

Abnormal

Normal

3

0

0

Negative cases of TMS

100

Normal

Normal

2

0

0

  1. TMS: Tandem Mass Spectrometry, NBS: Newborn Screening, NGS: next-generation sequencing