Preventive examinations in children and newborns - how can genetics help?
Prevention in children - it can save health and life
Preventive examinations are very important - thanks to them, you can get valuable information about your child's health at an early stage - which means a good chance of preventing complications. This is also the case with the risk of developing a congenital disease. What Are Congenital Diseases? These are diseases that are written in genes. A child is born with a damaged gene, but it does not always make itself felt immediately after birth. Unfortunately - many congenital diseases can develop secretly for many years - and be asymptomatic for a long time. They can also cause symptoms that will be very confusing for parents and doctors - for example, diarrhea, drowsiness, frequent infections, muscle tension disorders, and many other symptoms that can be interpreted as normal childhood ailments that will 'pass by themselves'. Unfortunately - if they are caused by a congenital disease - they 'will not go away', on the contrary - they will intensify. Undiagnosed and untreated congenital diseases can, unfortunately, lead to tragic consequences - permanent intellectual delay (including symptoms from the autism spectrum), physical development disorders, and even the risk of cancer and severe infections.
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Preventive examinations in children and newborns - stay ahead of the symptoms of a congenital disease
Rapid diagnosis of congenital disease - right after birth or at the stage of the first symptoms, gives doctors and parents a chance to stop its progression! Knowing early about the risk of congenital disease can help you take quick steps and initiate appropriate treatment. It may, for example, involve the introduction of an individual diet (for metabolic diseases) or targeted, reimbursed treatment (e.g. for congenital immunodeficiencies). Thanks to this, the child has a chance for a normal life and development. Knowing about a congenital disease also means information in the context of immunization. In the course of many congenital diseases, an individual child's immunization schedule is required.
Prevention in children - bet on genetics!
You can already perform very modern tests that will check hundreds of your child's genes in one analysis. Thanks to this, you will gain important knowledge whether the child is at risk of developing a congenital disease, and therefore - whether it requires an individual approach to diet, immunization or whether it requires targeted life-saving treatment. Genetic testing can be performed as early as on day 2 of a child's life, thanks to which the above knowledge can be obtained very early.
Genetic preventive examinations in the testDNA Laboratory
We offer two packages of genetic preventive screening tests for newborns and children up to 5 years of age. In one analysis, they determine the risk of contracting several dozen congenital diseases. The sample for both tests can be taken already on the second day of life. As the sample is a cheek swab, its collection is painless and stress-free, and easy to perform (parents can take the sample even on their own.
NOVA test - a modern genetic test for newborns and children up to 5 years of age to verify the risk of developing 87 congenital diseases:
68 metabolic diseases
12 congenital immunodeficiencies
2 other immune diseases,
5 other common diseases (including cystic fibrosis, Dravet syndrome)
Additionally, the study includes:
drug sensitivity panel (32 medicinal substances),
test sample: cheek swab
Price: PLN 3 887
The waiting time for the result: 5-6 weeks
The NOVA + test is a modern genetic test for newborns and children up to 5 years of age, verifying the risk of contracting 91 congenital diseases.
68 metabolic diseases
12 congenital immunodeficiencies
2 other immune diseases,
7 other common diseases (including cystic fibrosis, Dravet syndrome, haemochromatosis, hereditary thrombophilia),
2 food intolerances: lactose and gluten (celiac disease).
Additionally, the study includes:
drug sensitivity panel (32 medicinal substances),
test sample: cheek swab
Price: 4 887 PLN
The waiting time for the result: 5-6 weeks
