An Affected Baby May Appear Normal

Newborns with metabolic disorders may not show any sign or symptoms at birth. It is likely undetected or misled to other diagnosis. Screening your newborn will facilitate early intervention and prevent long term detrimental effects to your baby’s health such as such as mental retardation, physical disability and in some instances, death, if it is left untreated.

Affected baby appears normal.

Affected baby lacks enzyme to breakdown milk properly.

Affected baby becomes sick, with symptoms like vomiting, seizures, poor feeding, lethargy or developmental delays.

Your Baby’s First Steps To A Healthy Life

If you’re pregnant or your baby is less than 6 months old, find out if your baby is carrying life-threatening metabolic disorders that could affect his future.

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Why Metascreen?

Reliably detects more than 100 metabolic disorders

FDA-approved GC-MS technology combined with proprietary bioinformatics to reliably detect more than 100 metabolic disorders.

Simple and painless urine test

Your baby’s urine can be easily collected by inserting filter paper into the diaper without causing any harm or discomfort to your baby.

Suitable for babies up to 6 months

Screen your baby from 48 hours after birth, up until 6 months of age. Ideally, your baby should be screened between 2 to 7 days.
after birth.

Timely screening report

The results will be available within 10-14 working days to enable early treatment, if necessary.

International accreditation

The laboratory is located at Hong Kong Science and Technology Park and accredited by The College of American Pathologists (CAP), which has stringent standards for laboratory operations, quality and technology.