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Guthrie’s test for babies is expanded

A drop of blood stuck in the infant’s heel three days after birth. Parents may not even notice it, lucky they are. It simply means that their child is not affected by the five genetic diseases that are detected by this simple test: phenylketonuria (PKU), congenital hypothyroidism (HC), sickle cell anemia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia (HCS) ) and cystic fibrosis. In recent days, a pathology has been added …

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