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Isovaleric acidemia: United States, January 6, 2013
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• Currently all states in the United States screen for Isovaleric acidemia. 
• In the United States, screening for the 31 core newborn screening conditions is not universally required by rule or law and fully implemented in any state. 

Footnotes

  • IVA = Isovaleric acidemia
  • This disorder is caused by an inability to process the amino acid leucine. The newborn form of the disorder often results in coma, permanent neurological damage, and death. In other cases, symptoms develop later in infancy and childhood, frequently following an infectious illness. With early diagnosis and treatment, most children have normal development. Treatment includes a low-protein diet and nutritional supplements.

Source

  • National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center.
  • Retrieved May 18, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.