FDA Panel Supports Baebies' Seeker Newborn Screen Test
Executive Summary
The US agency's Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices panel showed support Aug. 10 for a de novo submission by Baebies Inc. on its Seeker System for newborn screening for lysomal storage disorders. Panelists said the need for the newborn screen outweighed the uncertainties in setting cutoff points and false-positive/false-negative rates.
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