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April 20, 2008
Montgomery, Ala. (AP) - All newborns in Alabama will be screened for cystic fibrosis, starting Monday, as doctors check for the life-threatening illness that's one of the most common genetic diseases in the United States.
Health officials say the test can be done with the same blood samples already drawn from newborns and will not cost extra money.
Cystic fibrosis is the eighth test added to the state's newborn screening requirements since 2007 and covers Alabama for all but one of the 29 genetic, metabolic, hormonal and function disorders that the march of dimes recommends for newborns.
The screening has long been planned but was delayed as the state made sure the two cystic fibrosis centers in Birmingham and mobile were prepared for an influx of patients needing additional tests.
The centers are located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Children's Hospital of Alabama and the University of South Alabama.
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