Families being offered maternity care at Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital are among those being invited to take part in the Generation Study.
There are 40 NHS hospitals so far who have agreed to take part in the study. The world-leading research aims to screen 100,000 newborns in England, offering them whole genome sequencing. This will use blood samples usually taken from their umbilical cord shortly after birth which will test more than 200 rare genetic conditions – including ALD and MLD.
To read the press release: https://www.stsft.nhs.uk/news/latest-news/families-offered-test-their-newborn-part-national-study-more-200-rare-genetic-conditions
To find out more about the generation study: https://www.generationstudy.co.uk/
