MLD

American

median lethal dose.
minimum lethal dose.

MLD British

abbreviation

minimum lethal dose (the smallest amount of a drug or toxic agent that will kill a laboratory animal)

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"I would urge the government, the NHS and the UK National Screening Committee to seriously consider adding MLD to new-born screening", he says.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

The odds of carrying MLD are 40,000 to one.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

Had Joshua’s condition been identified at birth he might have been eligible for a clinical trial of a treatment now available on the NHS that can halt the damage done by MLD.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

Teddi's parents, along with other MLD families and the doctors who treat them, are campaigning to have it screened for at birth.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

Nala's parents say it would be a fitting testament to her if newborn screening for MLD became the norm.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

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