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Medical Genetics is the field of medicine that studies genetic changes and how they influence growth, development, and health. Our genes may determine physical and behavioral traits but they can also make us susceptible to disease.
Pediatric genetic services at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis include consultation, diagnosis, counseling and treatment of existing or suspected genetic and/or metabolic conditions in infants, children and adolescents. As a result, individuals, families, and health care providers may get the information they need to plan medical treatment for a specific condition.
Services Include:
Pediatric Genetics
Screening for birth defects
Testing for genetic diseases
Assessment of physical/developmental delay
Treatment of metabolic disorders
Metabolic
Interpretation of results for infants with abnormal newborn metabolic screening
Assisting individuals with a known or suspected biochemical disorder
Nutrition counseling to support patients in metabolic disorder management
For more information on pediatric genetic services provided at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis or physician consultation, please call 502-2280.
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