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Genetic newborn screening for over 390 diseases
Gain insight into your child’s health from day one
What is the Future Health Newborn Screening?
The Future Health Newborn Screening offers parents an early screening for genetic diseases that appear during the first stages of their baby’s life, providing key information for preventive management, diet, or early treatment.
Why is the screening useful?
- 400+ genes screened
- Screens for 390+ diseases
- Informs early and preventative management or treatment
- Home saliva swab kit or add to your cord blood service
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How can I do it?
The screening is available in two formats:
Cord blood storage & newborn screening
Add to any cord blood package
Your umbilical cord blood sample is collected after birth and sent to our lab
We'll carry out the newborn screening on a small drop of cord blood and return the results by email
Or
Newborn screening saliva swab kit
Order your newborn screening kit online, or through our customer care team
Carry out the simple saliva swab at home
Return the kit to us and receive your results by e-mail in 4 weeks
The screening performs whole exome sequencing and subsequent analysis of 400+ genes related to 390+ genetic diseases of early childhood onset.
The diseases have been included based on the following:
• Highly actionable with onset during childhood.
• Included in the biochemical newborn screening test.
• With adult onset, but where intervention is possible during childhood.
• Common although not treatable diseases, with carrier frequency higher than 1/100.
The diseases are classified into different groups including:
• Metabolic
• Syndromic
• Pulmonary
• Musculoskeletal
• Haematologic
• Endocrine
• Neurological
• Cardiovascular
• Deafness
• Immunological
• Cancer
• Urogenital
The intervention for these diseases can be performed through the following types of management:
• Preventive management
• Early management
• Dietary management
• Other types of intervention
RESULTS
Your results will be provided around four weeks from lab receipt, by email.
AFTERCARE
The Newborn Screening includes a complimentary genetic counselling service. This service is provided as standard to support parents in understanding any unexpected results. This specialist service offers guidance and will signpost parents to the correct medical specialists to explore the conditions highlighted in the screening.