The Case for Mandatory Newborn Screening (NBS) for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)

Date: May 2014

This paper summarizes the current evidence for, and the success of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) newborn screening (NBS), together with a review of the practical aspects of SCID testing and the arguments in favour of adding SCID to the conditions screened for at birth.