How Many Disorders Can Newborn Screening Detect?

How Many Disorders Can Newborn Screening Detect? The expanded newborn screening program increased the screening panel of disorders from six (6) to more than twenty-eight. What diseases does newborn screening test for? Phenylketonuria (PKU). PKU is an inherited disease in which the body cannot metabolize a protein called phenylalanine. … Congenital hypothyroidism. … Galactosemia. …