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Company Metabolic Clinic SA / Medical Head Genetic Pathologist SA / Further Information Scientific Head SA / Neonatal Screening Centre SA / North Adelaide SA / / / Facility Children’s Hospital / Hospital Ethics Committee / / / IndustryTerm healthy carrier parents / Treatment for this group of disorders / chemicals / food / energy / / MedicalCondition severe chest infections / viral infection / cataracts / amino acid metabolism disorders / certain diseases / inherited diseases / congenital hypothyroidism / disorder / PKU / serious health disorders / Phenylketonuria / Cystic fibrosis / rarer disorders / disorders / genetic disorders / / Organization Children’s Hospital Ethics Committee / SA Neonatal Screening Centre / Children’s Hospital in Adelaide / / / Position Governor / midwife / / URL www.wch.sa.gov.au/neo_screen.html / www.cyh.sa.gov.au / / SocialTag 
What causes these conditions? Cystic fibrosis, PKU and other amino acid metabolism disorders, galactosaemia and FAODs are genetic disorders. These conditions are inherited from two healthy carrier parents, each carrying