Thank you, Madam Chair.
My thanks to our guests.
I know there are a lot of rare diseases, as many as 3,500, and more than 80% of them are linked to genetic factors.
I will get right to the point. In Quebec, we have a newborn screening program, which seeks to detect conditions such as phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism or a deficit of acyl-CoA dehydrogenase in medium-chain fatty acids in the 24 to 48 hours after birth.
Could you tell me if similar tests are done anywhere else in Canada? If so, that’s great.
Are there also other tests being systematically administered at birth?
My question is for Dr. Innes.