Open AccessVMA mass screening program of neuroblastoma for infants in Nagoya City, Japan.
Author(s) -
Kodo Kodama,
Takao Nakata,
Junnosuke Ishii,
Kinuko Mitani,
Hidehiko Tsunooka,
Akira Masaoka,
Mitsuko Aoyama
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.75.2.173
Subject(s) - neuroblastoma , medicine , asymptomatic , urine , pediatrics , environmental health , surgery , genetics , biology , cell culture
In Nagoya City, Japan, VMA mass screening for detection of neuroblastoma has been performed since 1977. Filter paper strips wetted with urine are mailed to a central laboratory. Positive tests are followed up by more definitive testing. Of the 20,053 urine samples of 6-month-old infants tested, January 1977 to March 1983, five asymptomatic infants with neuroblastoma have been discovered. All have been treated and are alive as of January 1984.