Kodama K, Nakata T, Ishii J, Mitani K, Tsunooka H, Masaoka A, Aoyama M
Am J Public Health. 1985 Feb;75(2):173-5. doi: 10.2105/ajph.75.2.173.
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.
在日本名古屋市,自1977年以来一直在进行用于检测神经母细胞瘤的香草扁桃酸大规模筛查。用尿液浸湿的滤纸试纸被邮寄到一个中央实验室。阳性检测结果会通过更具确定性的检测进行跟进。在1977年1月至1983年3月检测的20053份6个月大婴儿的尿液样本中,发现了5例无症状的神经母细胞瘤婴儿。截至1984年1月,所有患儿均已接受治疗且存活。