Phenylketonuria (PKU) What is a positive newborn screen? Newborn screening is done on tiny samples of blood taken from your baby’s heel 24 to 36 hours after birth. The blood is tested for rare, hidden disorders that ma - Tiananmen - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	Phenylketonuria (PKU) What is a positive newborn screen? Newborn screening is done on tiny samples of blood taken from your baby’s heel 24 to 36 hours after birth. The blood is tested for rare, hidden disorders that ma Add to Reading List Document Date: 2012-12-07 20:41:52 Open Document File Size: 38,08 KB Share Result on Facebook City Lansing / / / Facility Children’s Hospital of Michigan Metabolic Clinic Toll-free / / IndustryTerm food / / MedicalCondition rare / hidden disorders / disorder / PKU / Phenylketonuria / genetic disorder / / Organization Children’s Hospital of Michigan Metabolic Clinic Toll-free / / / Position dietician / Support Michigan Newborn Screening Nurse Consultant / / ProvinceOrState Michigan / / URL www.michigan.gov/newbornscreening / / SocialTag Medicine Pediatrics Newborn screening PKU Phenylalanine Tiananmen Square protests Health Mental retardation Phenylketonuria

Phenylketonuria (PKU) What is a positive newborn screen? Newborn screening is done on tiny samples of blood taken from your baby’s heel 24 to 36 hours after birth. The blood is tested for rare, hidden disorders that maAdd to Reading List