Wednesday, 20 March 2013

First-ever diagnostic test for newborns introduced in KAUH

Karachi

 

The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) on Wednesday claimed to become the first hospital in Pakistan to offer a comprehensive diagnostic testing service for inherited errors of metabolism (IEM) in newborns.

 

Inborn errors of metabolism are a broad group of rare genetic disorders by which the body cannot properly turn food into energy.

 

The culprits are defective proteins that normally help break down parts of food. The conditions can be

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