%0 Book %A Institute of Medicine %E Olson, Steve %E Berger, Adam C. %T Challenges and Opportunities in Using Residual Newborn Screening Samples for Translational Research: Workshop Summary %@ 978-0-309-15954-8 %D 2010 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12981/challenges-and-opportunities-in-using-residual-newborn-screening-samples-for-translational-research %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12981/challenges-and-opportunities-in-using-residual-newborn-screening-samples-for-translational-research %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 84 %R doi:10.17226/12981 %X Newborn screening samples are used to test more than 4 million infants each year for life-threatening diseases that are treatable if found at birth. These specimens also represent a potentially invaluable resource for public health and biomedical research. The IOM held a workshop to examine issues surrounding the use of residual specimens for translational research.