O49: Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy using real-time PCR: A pilot study in Brazil

• Alice Brinckmann Oliveira Netto,
• Ana Carolina Brusius Facchin,
• Julia Lemos,
• Fernanda Bender Pasetto,
• Paloma Wiest,
• Vivian Coutinho,
• Simone Castro,
• Juliana Ferreira,
• Cynthia Silveira,
• Maria Fernanda Bittar,
• Francisco Forestiero,
• Cristina Wang,
• Janaina Martins de Lana,
• Marcondes Cavalcante Franca, Jr,
• Roberto Giugliani

Affiliations

Alice Brinckmann Oliveira Netto

Postgraduate Program of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Ana Carolina Brusius Facchin

Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil

Julia Lemos

Department of Biotechnology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Fernanda Bender Pasetto

Medical Genetics Service, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil

Paloma Wiest

Reference Service in Newborn Screening of Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital Materno Infantil Presidente Vargas, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Vivian Coutinho

Reference Service in Newborn Screening of Rio Grande do Sul, Hospital Materno Infantil Presidente Vargas, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Simone Castro

Department of Farmacy, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Juliana Ferreira

Department of Medical Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

Cynthia Silveira

Department of Medical Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

Maria Fernanda Bittar

Department of Medical Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

Francisco Forestiero

Novartis Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cristina Wang

Novartis Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Janaina Martins de Lana

Novartis Brazil, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Marcondes Cavalcante Franca, Jr

Department of Neurology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

Roberto Giugliani

Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil