CAIRO - 23 May 2023: The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population said that early detection of genetic diseases, which is part of the presidential initiative for the early detection of genetic diseases in newborns targets 19 diseases.
The initiative is carried out by drawing a blood sample from the child’s heel and analyzing it to discover the disease and treat it early.
The Ministry of Health confirmed that the initiative of the President of the Republic for the early detection of genetic diseases for newborn children targets 19 diseases and provides free treatment, adding: The initiative aims to reach a healthy generation free from causes of disability.
The Ministry of Health explained that the first phase of the initiative includes conducting a medical survey of newborns in incubators in all hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health and Population.
The ministry added that the 19 diseases targeted include:
Congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, bean anemia, cystic fibrosis, hereditary hyperlipidemia, phenylketonuria, tetrahydropterin deficiency, organic acidity in the blood, isovaleric acid in the blood, propionic acid / methylmalonic acid in the blood) Maple urine disease, tyrosinemia - type 1, hypergalactosemia, elevated urinary homocysteine, elevated blood arginine, elevated blood citrulline, ornithine transporter carbamoyl deficiency, fatty acid oxidation, biotinidase deficiency).
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