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Newborn Screenings Expanded
News-Gazette.con - November 23, 2007 - Springfield, IL
A new state law is designed to protect infants from a series of genetic and metabolic disorders by catching and treating them sooner.
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Sleeper Cells
... Bohemiam.com ... Sonoma, Marin and Napa counties, CA ... Novemver 11, 2007
Little-known but deadly-serious genetic disorder underscores patient's need to fight for treatment....
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Family's unused garage converted into cool pad for teen
Knoxville news.com - November 9, 2007 - Knoxville, TN
Jeremy, who loves music and photography and plays lacrosse, has a rare genetic disorder called Fabry's disease. He needs costly enzyme replacement therapy every two weeks.
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Daddy's little girl
... My Unsung Hero -- Through The Eyes of a 13 yr Old Me: Its Funny how something tragic can actually bring people closer then they ever were....
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Combination therapy stops loss of kidney function in rare genetic disease.
Newswise Medical News, American Society of Nephrology (ASN) - 24 July 2007
A combination of two types of blood pressure-lowering drugs�an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) plus an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB), added to enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with agalsidase-beta (Fabrazyme), Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA) is the first treatment shown to stop progressive loss of kidney function in patients with severe kidney involvement due to the rare genetic disorder Fabry disease....
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Wheelchair van would be a lift
Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI, United States - Jun 10, 2007
Her father, Joseph Olszewski, died from a rare genetic disorder called Fabry disease, and he believed -- erroneously -- that it could not be passed on to ....
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Hidden within your genes
Deccan Herald, Bangalore, India - 15 September 2007
Parents could be carriers of genetic disorders and have no clue about it. Getting educated about the consequences of the disorders can go a long way in preventing them ....
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