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Published online 29 March 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060327-11
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Early warning devised for rare disorders
Simple blood test could screen for enzyme diseases in newborns.
A simple blood check that can detect some rare but devastating disorders is being trialled in New York state as a screening test for newborns.
The test, described at the American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on 28 March, is for progressive, genetic diseases known as 'lysosomal storage disorders'.
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