ADPH is partnering with the University of Alabama at Birmingham to evaluate and confirm the diagnosis for the two conditions, and is also providing information to healthcare providers and families for appropriate treatment.
According to the Alabama Department of Transportation, the new disorders added to the state’s newborn screening panel are: is a rare genetic disorder caused by a single gene change affecting males. X-ALD happens when certain fats cannot be broken down in the body. The fats build up and cause health problems, including damage to the nervous system and adrenal glands. Possible treatments for X-ALD include supportive therapies , steroid treatment, and stem cell transplants.
ADPH is partnering with the University of Alabama at Birmingham to evaluate and confirm the diagnosis for these two conditions. ADPH also provides information to healthcare providers and families for appropriate treatment. Newborn screenings can alert healthcare providers and parents to potential conditions that are typically not apparent at birth, ADPH added. Most affected babies can be treated for conditions identified in the screening and can have the opportunity to grow up healthy and develop normally.Not reading this story on the WSFA News App? Get news alerts FASTER and FREE in the
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