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NHGRI: 1961, First Screen for Metabolic Defect in Newborns

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A National Human Genome Research Institute education page on Robert Guthrie's 1961 newborn phenylketonuria test, cited for the origin of newborn screening.

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National Human Genome Research Institute
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https://www.genome.gov/25520299/online-education-kit-1961-b-first-screen-for-metabolic-defect-in-newborns
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NHGRI: 1961, First Screen for Metabolic Defect in Newborns
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This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
  • Practices, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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