Directly from the USA: Metabolic Pattern at Birth Linked to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Infants with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) have a distinct metabolic profile at birth, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Scott P. Oltman, from the University of California San Francisco, and colleagues examined and modeled the association between routinely measured newborn metabolic markers and SIDS in a case-control study nested within a retrospective cohort. The study population included infants born in California between 2005 and 2011, with full metabolic data collected as part of routine newborn screening (NBS). SIDS cases were matched to controls in a 1:4 ratio; the study included 354 cases and 1,416 controls.
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