... newborn screening programs (using blood and urine samples) for early diagnosis, treatment and research in phenylketonuria, hereditary tyrosinemia, congenital hypothyroidism, and in a large number of other hereditary metabolic diseases; (2) follow-up of confirmatory diagnostic tests at regional centers...

..., particularly for genetic risk factors for common complex diseases, has low yield and is better supported by private funds. The only genetic service for which a public health role is paramount is newborn screening. With the patenting of genes, and the proliferation of commercial interests in genetic tests...

... to pediatrics and gynecology. In 1999, a pilot newborn screening program was initiated to determine the frequency of congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria and to provide early treatment for affected babies. Another pilot project recently launched by the Ministry of Health is the Program...

...; the teaching of genetics in undergraduate, graduate, and continued medical education; some relevant interventions that have taken place in our country, e.g. the expansion of the newborn screening program and the initiation of a folic acid fortification program, and recent efforts to enhance population access...