Newborn babies with suspected liver problems are to be screened for 92 genetic conditions as part of a trail to improve treatment of rare and poorly diagnosed diseases.
The trial is scheduled to begin next month at Birmingham Children's Hospital, with other centres carrying out testing in eight other countries. Thousands of children are admitted to liver unites every year suffering from jaundice, poor growth and itchy skin, all symptomatic of liver problems. Doctors are often unable to identify if there is an underlying genetic condition that might benefit from more targeted treatment.
