Texas SB1044 amends newborn screening tests to include Duchenne muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria, other heritable diseases, and hypothyroidism.

Texas SB1044 amends the Health and Safety Code to expand newborn screening tests to include Duchenne muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria, other heritable diseases, and hypothyroidism. The bill requires the Department of State Health Services to establish a laboratory for developing screening and diagnostic tests for these conditions. It also mandates that the department notify individuals of abnormal test results and may recommend further testing. The bill defines Duchenne muscular dystrophy as a progressive muscular degeneration disorder caused by alterations of the protein dystrophin.

Texas SB1044 amends newborn screening tests to include Duchenne muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria, other heritable diseases, and hypothyroidism.

Texas SB1044 amends the Health and Safety Code to expand newborn screening tests to include Duchenne muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria, other heritable diseases, and hypothyroidism. The bill requires the Department of State Health Services to establish a laboratory for developing screening and diagnostic tests for these conditions. It also mandates that the department notify individuals of abnormal test results and may recommend further testing. The bill defines Duchenne muscular dystrophy as a progressive muscular degeneration disorder caused by alterations of the protein dystrophin.