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by dragonwriter 2970 days ago
> 5 % is quite a lot of misdiagnosed babies if this is implemented as a mass screening activity

No, because “screening” and “diagnosis” aren't the same thing.

It might be a lot of children identified for diagnostic follow-up that isn't strictly necessary, though, but that may not outweigh the early support and assistance for those who end up being correctly diagnosed earlier because of the screening.