Early Check
@earlycheck
Early Check is a voluntary research study that provides free health tests to new babies.
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https://earlycheck.org/ 05-02-2018 18:33:13
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Dr. Cynthia Powell, a partner on Early Check project, was featured in this article. She has dedicated her career to early detection and intervention of rare diseases. Thank you Dr. Powell for all that you do for rare disease research. uncmedicine.org/news/the-early… The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill UNC Health
NC's Early Check program identified three babies with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) since screening for the neuromuscular disease was implemented. Early diagnosis of these babies allowed them to receive life-saving medical treatment without delay. bit.ly/3bZYJF3
Did you see ABC11 EyewitnessNews's article featuring #EarlyCheck and it's impact in #NC? Check it out here: abc11.com/spinal-muscula…
A Charlotte baby became the first at UNC Hospitals to receive a breakthrough gene therapy treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), after his condition was discovered through the Early Check newborn screening pilot study. UNC Neurology news.unchealthcare.org/2021/07/baby-f…
Grateful for our partnership with UNC Health and news stories like these: news.unchealthcare.org/2021/07/baby-f… RTI International #earlycheck #sma #newbornscreening #unchealthcare #babies
Early Check Director Holly Peay was featured in Rare Revolution magazine this month, highlighting the importance of Early Check's upcoming newborn sequencing panels for rare disease identification and screening for type 1 diabetes risk. bitly.ws/IzEa RARE Revolution Magazine®