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Maryland Department of Health
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Sickle Cell Disease
What is Sickle Cell Disease?
What is Sickle Cell Trait?
How can SCT impact a person’s health?
What do I need to know about SCT and sports?
How is Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) Inherited?
What does the Maryland Department of Health’s Sickle Cell Disease Follow-Up Program do?
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Disease Descriptions - Links for Parents
Visit the following websites for more information on disorders screened for by the newborn screening program:
Amino Acid Disorders, Organic Acidurias, Urea Cycle Defects
Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
Urea Cycle Disorders
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Hypothyroidism
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Maple Syrup Urine Disease (Branched Chain Ketoaciduria) (MSUD or BCK)
Tyrosinemia , Homocystinuria
Organic Acidurias
Galactosemia
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