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Newborn Screening Update for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)

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Newborn Screening Update

As of July 2008, all 50 states within the United States as well as Washington D.C. and Guam are screening for CAH at birth. Additionally, half of all Canadian provinces include CAH testing in their newborn screening programs.

United States

Alabama Illinois Montana** Rhode Island
Alaska Indiana Nebraska South Carolina
Arizona Iowa Nevada South Dakota
Arkansas Kansas* New Hampshire Tennessee
California Kentucky New Jersey Texas
Colorado Louisiana New Mexico Utah
Connecticut Maine New York Vermont
Delaware Maryland North Carolina Virginia
District of Columbia Massachusetts North Dakota West Virginia
Florida Michigan Ohio Washington
Georgia Minnesota Oklahoma Wisconsin
Hawaii Mississippi Oregon Wyoming
Idaho Missouri Pennsylvania  

Canada

Alberta Ontario    
British Columbia      
Manitoba      
North West Territories      
Nunavut (West)      

*Screening is approved but not yet implemented
**(through pilot program-optional for $4.00)

Internationally, the status of screening for CAH varies greatly. Within the following countries, CAH screening is available but in many cases it is neither mandated nor universal:

List of Countries Where CAH Newborn Screening is Available
ARGENTINA MACEDONIA
AUSTRIA MEXICO
BELARUS NETHERLANDS
BELGIUM NEW ZEALAND
BRAZIL PERU
CANADA PHILIPPINES
CHILE PORTUGAL
CHINA QUATAR
COLOMBIA RUSSIAN FEDERATION
COSTA RICA SAUDI ARABIA
EQUADOR
SOUTH AFRICA
FRANCE SPAIN
GERMANY SWEDEN
GREECE SWITZERLAND
GUATAMALA TAIWAN
INDIA THAILAND
ISRAEL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
ITALY UNITED KINGDOM
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF UNITED STATES
LIBYA URUGUAY
LUXEMBOURG

Source: Perkin Elmer

In those provinces and countries that do not have newborn screening for CAH or have not yet implemented it, concerned residents can make an impact. To learn more, please visit our Newborn Screening Advocacy page.