JAMA: Adrenal Diseases Topic Collection http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:43:48 GMT Silverchair editor@jama.jamanetwork.com webmaster@jama.jamanetwork.com Cases of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Missed by Newborn Screening in Minnesota http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1182852 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Sarafoglou K, Banks K, Kyllo J, et al. <span class="paragraphSection">To the Editor: The purpose of newborn screening (NBS) for congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21α-hydroxylase deficiency is the early identification of newborns with the classic salt-wasting (SW) and simple-virilizing (SV) forms to avoid a potentially life-threatening adrenal or salt-wasting crisis. Cases of classic CAH missed by NBS (false-negatives) are not well documented.</span> 307 22 2371 2374 10.1001/jama.2012.5281 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1182852