Tennessee

About Newborn Screening in Tennessee

  • Number of Conditions Screened: 71
  • How Conditions are Added: Department of Health
  • NBS Advisory Board: Yes
  • Rare Disease Caucus in the Legislature: No
  • Rare Disease Advisory Council: No
  • Leukodystrophy Screening Status: ALD, Krabbe
  • Website: https://www.tn.gov/

Some states require a law, but most rely on their advisory boards/DOH to make the decisions and legislative action is not necessary.

Many states have an advisory Board that chooses which diseases should be added to the Board. In these cases, it may be wise to approach them instead of a legislator.

A dedicated group of legislators who are focused on expanding care for rare diseases within their state. They are excellent candidates when choosing someone to introduce legislation.

Groups like these often contain medical experts as well as those who are aware of how your state operates/how to have a disease added. This is something the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) (http://www.rarediseases.org) has recommended for each state to form. It’s a great place to start!

Join the leukodystrophy Newborn Screening Action Network

The Leukodystrophy Newborn Screening Action Network is a coalition of leukodystrophy patient advocates dedicated to championing the cause of newborn screening for leukodystrophies and lysosomal storage disorders.

We do not believe in wasting time and resources by starting from scratch with each new disorder. Instead, we want to build partnerships across the dozens of leukodystrophy groups so we can work together, coordinate our efforts, share resources and information and advance the goal of newborn screening for our entire family of disorders around the world.

  • Would you like to tell your loved one’s diagnosis story?
  • Are you interested in working together with passionate and dedicated leukodystrophy parents, doctors and scientists?
  • Would you like to help change laws and save lives?
  • Would you like to share your newborn screening story?

We want you!

Contact us!

Want to add leukodystrophy to your States Panel?

If you’re wanting to have a leukodystrophy added to your state’s newborn screening (NBS) panel but aren’t sure where to begin, we’d like to help! These three pillars of newborn screening advocacy: 1) Know Your Disease, 2) Know Your State, and 3) Know Your Story will help guide the process. It can seem intimidating at first, especially because things vary from state to state. We’ve compiled some data to help you determine the best course of action for your particular state, and we’re here to help if you have additional questions!

Become an Advocate

Learn more here about becoming an advocate for leukodystrophy and helping fight the war!

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2,4 Dienoyl-CoA Reductase Deficiency
2-Methyl-3-Hydroxybutyric Acidemia
2-Methylbutyrylglycinuria
3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaric Aciduria
3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase Deficiency
3-Methylglutaconic Aciduria
Argininemia
Argininosuccinic Aciduria
Benign Hyperphenylalaninemia
Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency
Biopterin Defect in Cofactor Biosynthesis
Biopterin Defect in Cofactor Regeneration
Biotinidase Deficiency
Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase I Deficiency
Carnitine Acylcarnitine Translocase Deficiency
Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase I Deficiency
Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase Type II Deficiency
Carnitine Uptake Defect
Citrullinemia, Type I
Citrullinemia, Type II
Classic Galactosemia
Classic Phenylketonuria
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Fabry
Galactoepimerase Deficiency
Galactokinase Deficiency
Gaucher
Glutaric Acidemia, Type I
Glutaric Acidemia, Type II
Hearing loss
Hemoglobinopathies
Holocarboxylase Synthetase Deficiency
Homocystinuria
Hypermethioninemia
Hyperornithine with Gyrate Deficiency
Hyperornithinemia-Hyperammonemia-Homocitrullinuria Syndrome
Isobutyrylglycinuria
Isovaleric Acidemia
Krabbe
Long-Chain L-3 Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Malonic Acidemia
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Medium/Short-Chain L-3 Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Methylmalonic Acidemia (Cobalamin Disorders)
Methylmalonic Acidemia (Methymalonyl-CoA Mutase Deficiency)
Methylmalonic Acidemia with Homocystinuria
Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia
Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
Pompe
Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism
Propionic Acidemia
S, Beta-Thalassemia
S, C Disease
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Sickle Cell Anemia
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Trifunctional Protein Deficiency
Tyrosinemia, Type I
Tyrosinemia, Type II
Tyrosinemia, Type III
Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type-I

3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaric Aciduria
3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase Deficiency
Argininosuccinic Aciduria
Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency
Biotinidase Deficiency
Carnitine Uptake Defect
Citrullinemia, Type I
Classic Galactosemia
Classic Phenylketonuria
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Critical Congenital Heart Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Glutaric Acidemia, Type I
Hearing loss
Hemoglobinopathies
Holocarboxylase Synthetase Deficiency
Homocystinuria
Isovaleric Acidemia
Long-Chain L-3 Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Methylmalonic Acidemia (Cobalamin Disorders)
Methylmalonic Acidemia (Methymalonyl-CoA Mutase Deficiency)
Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism
Propionic Acidemia
S, Beta-Thalassemia
S, C Disease
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
Sickle Cell Anemia
Trifunctional Protein Deficiency
Tyrosinemia, Type I
Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Adrenoleukodystrophy