Genome analysis of newborns spots more health issues than standard screening

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DNA analysis of newborns can detect many more preventable or treatable health problems than standard newborn screening does, a new study shows. Genome sequencing identified 120 babies with serious and treatable health conditions out of 4,000 newborns, researchers reported Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association . Advertisement By comparison, conventional screening techniques only identified 10 of those babies. One newborn's life was saved by a bone marrow transplant after

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