Newborn Screening for Biliary Atresia
Wang K, Moss R, Caty M, Davidoff A, Fallat M, Heiss K, Holcomb G, Meyers R, Watterberg K, Aucott S, Benitz W, Cummings J, Eichenwald E, Goldsmith J, Poindexter B, Puopolo K, Stewart D, Wang K, Kerkar N, Karpen S, Sokol R, Schwarz K, Mogul D, Harpavat S. Newborn Screening for Biliary Atresia. Pediatrics 2015, 136: e1663-e1669. PMID: 26620065, PMCID: PMC4920543, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-3570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiliary atresiaNative liverPediatric end-stage liver diseaseEnd-stage liver diseasePediatric liver transplantationStool color cardSerum bilirubin concentrationSuccessful surgical drainagePotential screening strategiesRare infantsLiver transplantationCholestatic jaundiceSurgical drainageBiliary obstructionLiver diseaseLeading indicationCommon causeTimely diagnosisEarly diagnosisAtresiaEarly infancyBilirubin concentrationEarly identificationNewborn screeningScreening strategy