Publisher's Synopsis
This book covers a conference which was attended by representatives from 45 countries all of which are involved in medical prevention following systematic neonatal screening. Several topics were covered such as: what have been the scientific consequences of screening of phenylketonuria and hypothyroidism?; what other illnesses could also benefit from these preventative measures?; how can the new technology be used, with particular regard to molecular biology enabling an individual's genome to be studied at any given moment; should research into an illness be carried out, such as AIDS, simply in order to collect epidemiological information? These questions are discussed openly amongst scientists and national programme coordinators expounding their results, ideas and their differences.
