As diagnosis and treatment protocols become more advanced, newborn screening will likely become increasingly possible for neuromuscular disease. As these advances are made, ethical and practical decisions regarding newborn screening for neuromuscular disease will need to be made.

Newborn Screening and Neuromuscular Disease

What is your position on newborn screening for neuromuscular disease and other diseases? Should the availability of effective treatment or cure determine if newborn screening is offered or mandated?


Jori Reijonen, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular Diseases