Results of 10 years of screening of newborn infants for inherited metabolic diseases in the province of Limburg (Belgium).

In the province of Limburg, all newborn babies are screened for metabolic 
anomalies: for amino acidopathies since 1968, for galactosemia since 1974 and 
for mucoviscidosis since 1978. On 127,676 newborns, there were 12 cases 
of phenylketonuria and 3 other inherited anomalies. A meaningful policy of 
the government on neonatal screening necessarily requires a good organization, to 
put together the screening data, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. 