The Karnataka government has accorded administrative approval to implement universal newborn screening for congenital and metabolic disorders in the Kalyana Karnataka region at a cost of ₹5.58 crore under funding from the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB).
The Karnataka government has accorded administrative approval to implement universal newborn screening for congenital and metabolic disorders in the Kalyana Karnataka region at a cost of ₹5.58 crore under funding from the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB).
The scheme aims to screen newborns for five metabolic disorders — hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, galactosemia, phenylketonuria and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD deficiency).
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