Phenylalanine
Phenylketonuria
Dr. Robert Guthrie
American microbiologist and
physician
Father Of Newborn Screening
Guthries Test
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Dr. Robert Guthrie, the American microbiologist and physician widely known as the "Father of Newborn Screening," was born on June 28, 1916. He is best remembered for inventing the Guthrie Test, a simple bacterial inhibition assay for early Phenylketonuria (PKU) detection using dried blood spots.
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