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Kansas Adds GAMT Screening for Newborns | Wichita News
Starting Monday, Kansas newborns get a crucial health boost: free, routine screening for a rare but serious genetic disorder called GAMT deficiency. This condition disrupts creatine production, vital for brain and muscle function, and without early detection, can cause severe developmental delays, seizures, and intellectual disability. Thanks to a simple heel-prick blood test — a practice Kansas has used since 1965 — babies can now be diagnosed before symptoms appear, offering a window for life-changing early intervention. With no cost to families and a state lab analyzing the samples, Kansas…
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