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Genetic Disorders Common Among Hospitalized Children.
2001 MAY 25 - (NewsRx Network) -- New research indicates that a vast majority of children admitted to hospitals have a genetically determined underlying disorder.
The study, led by a pediatrician and medical geneticist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, found such disorders accounting for more than two-thirds of all children admitted to a large full-service pediatric hospital over a one-year period.
Moreover, regardless of reason for admission, children whose underlying disorder had a strong genetic basis tended to be hospitalized longer, with charges for their care accounting for 80% of total costs.
The new findings and their potential implications were presented April 30 to the 2001 Pediatric Academic Societies and American…
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Source: HighBeam Research, Genetic Disorders Common Among Hospitalized Children.
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