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January 25, 2012, 9:24 am
Newborn screening program data collected to track congenital disease treatment
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is developing a data storage system connected to its newborn screening program to track the treatment of rare congenital diseases for research scientists to use. It is planning a data storage repository as part of the “Long-Term Follow-Up Data Collection Tool” project. It will store long-term clinical records of patients who [...]

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January 18, 2012, 12:10 pm
CHOP to Create Long-term Newborn Screening Data Repository
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January 24, 2012, 11:34 pm
Payson family faces challenges of cystic fibrosis
Gabe Jockumsen is a delightful 10-year-old boy with blond hair, sparkling hazel eyes and freckles. He loves drawing, swimming, basketball and video games. Gabe also lives each day with the challenges

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January 24, 2012, 1:06 pm
40 Military Moms-To-Be Will be Showered During the PGA Tour's 2012 Farmers Insurance Open March of Dimes Provides Key ...
LA JOLLA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Forty moms-to-be whose spouses are deployed with the military will have the opportunity to experience what many other expectant women may take for granted - a baby shower. These moms, whose spouses all are members of the U.S. Navy SEALs, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines and California Army National Guard, will be honored during a group baby ...

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January 23, 2012, 11:45 am
University Hospitals blood drive focuses on need to treat sickle cell anemia
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital is trying to put sickle cell anemia in the spotlight through its annual blood drive, focusing on the need for more African-American blood donors.

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January 19, 2012, 8:39 pm
Twins recover from liver transplant performed at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
The 16-month-old Gonzalez twins nearly died from a rare medical condition but were saved by medical technology developed at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The twins, Charlotte and Sophia, both have a rare genetic disease called monomelic amyotrophy, also known as MMA, that nearly killed them days after they were born. Megan Antrim, the twins' mother, said they started losing a lot of weight ...

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January 19, 2012, 3:28 pm
Earlier detection of Fragile X syndrome made possible
Now families children with fragile X syndrome may have a chance of earlier detection and intervention. The Murdoch Children's Research Institute breakthrough could allow newborn screening of the world's most common cause of inherited developmental disability. The research findings were published in the journal Clinical Chemistry.

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January 19, 2012, 12:02 am
Interpreting the signs
Hours after our so-called “perfect baby girl” was born, not only was she put to the test, but so was our idea of perfection.

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January 18, 2012, 10:09 am
New hope in diagnosis of rare disorder
A genetic test developed by Aust researchers could diagnose the disorder Fragile X Syndrome, at birth.

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January 18, 2012, 7:00 am
Jonah's Just Begun Supports Bipartisan Legislation That Incentivizes Research & Development for Rare Diseases and ...
NEW YORK, NY-- - Jonah's Just Begun , a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for Sanfilippo Syndrome, a rare, fatal disease typically diagnosed in preschool years -- today signed the Letter ...

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January 18, 2012, 5:00 am
Help for fragile X victims
A WORLD first test will give thousands of families affected by fragile X syndrome the chance of earlier detection and intervention.

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January 11, 2012, 5:16 am
Genetic/Genomic Breakthroughs in Healthcare at the 2012 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Genetics, genomics, personalized medicine, genetic testing, exome sequencing, prenatal testing, cancer genetics...the world of medicine and healthcare is in the midst of previously unfathomable changes and these topics are just a few of the many that will be explored at the 2012 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting at the Charlotte, NC ...

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