Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Variations in Practice and Early Management of Infants with Spinal Muscular Atrophy in the United States.
Craig M Zaidman, Cameron D Crockett, Ethan Wedge, Grace Tabatabai, Natalie Goedeker
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In the United States (U.S.), newborn screening (NBS) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is implemented by individual states. There is likely variation in the practice patterns of state NBS programs and among the providers caring for newborns with SMA. This is a prospective, descriptive, observational study that seeks to quantify and describe practice patterns and heterogeneities in state NBS programs and provider practices in the U.S. We surveyed U.S. state NBS programs and care providers of newborns with SMA. Thirty states and 41 practitioners responded. NBS program practices vary by state. Most (74%) state programs provide results to both primary care and specialist providers and also defer confirmatory SMA testing to those providers. Two states had relatively high rates of false-positive or inclusive results. The total birth prevalence of SMA was 1:13,862. Most providers were in tertiary care centers (90%) and were child neurologists (81%) and/or had fellowship training in Neuromuscular Medicine or Electromyography (76%). All providers see new referrals in less than a week, but many do not initiate treatment until >3 weeks of age (39%), with most commonly reported delays related to insurance processes. Most (81%) prefer onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi (OA) as the treatment of choice, mainly due to perceived efficacy and the route/frequency of administration. NBS practice patterns in the U.S. vary by state but overall yielded the predicted birth prevalence of positive results. Providers evaluate these newborns urgently, but many do not initiate therapy until after 3 weeks of age. Treatment delays are mainly related to insurance processes.
新生儿脊髓性肌肉萎缩症筛查:美国脊髓肌肉萎缩症婴儿的实践和早期管理差异》(Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Variations in Practice and Early Management of Infants with Spinal Muscular Atrophy in the United States)。