New screening saves baby
A baby from Birmingham who could have died from a rare metabolic disease has been saved by a pioneering UK screening project.
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Baby hours away from death saved by pioneering screening project, full report
A baby from Birmingham who was just hours away from death has been saved by a pioneering screening project.
Habul Khatoom is one of more than 200,000 babies who have already taken part in a trial to test for five rare conditions.
Her tests revealed she had Maple Syrup Urine Disease.
Kate Fisher reports.
What is Maple Syrup Urine Disease?
A Birmingham baby who could have died from a rare metabolic disease has been saved by a pioneering UK screening project. But what is MSUD?
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Doctor says baby could have died if MSUD treatment was delayed
A baby from Birmingham who could have died from a rare metabolic disease has been saved by a pioneering UK screening project.
Dr Anupam Chakrapani has told ITV News Central that five-month-old Habul Khatoom could have died if the treatment was delayed by even a couple of days.
Habul was found to have Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) after a blood test at Birmingham Children's Hospital six days after she was born.
Birmingham baby saved by pioneering UK screening project
A baby from Birmingham who could have died from a rare metabolic disease has been saved by a pioneering UK screening project.
Five-month-old Habul Khatoom was found to have Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) after a blood test at Birmingham Children's Hospital six days after she was born.
Habul's mum, Fahmeeda, wants to encourage other families to have the testing.