Posts Tagged ‘childhood disease’
Getting the CMMRD Facts Straight After Family Loses 3 Children in 6 Years to Hereditary Cancer Syndrome
This story is included in our series of articles built to highlight rare hereditary cancer syndromes. Below Erin Mading shares her family’s experience with CMMRD. Genetic Counseling Note: Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition. This means that a person who carries one copy of a mutation in any of the 5 genes known to cause Lynch syndrome…
Read MoreNewborn Screenings May Lead to Early Detection and Treatment
September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month! Get educated by learning of a few of the disorders included in newborn screening and how they can be treated. In the United States, when a baby is born he/she is screened for an array of conditions that, if known about, could dramatically improve or save the baby’s life.…
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