newborn screening program (nbs)

Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders

Fatty acid oxidation disorders are a group of metabolic disorders that affect the body’s ability to use fats from food for growth, energy, and repair. In such cases, fatty acids build up since key enzymes are not produced by the body or do not work properly.

Amino Acid

Amino acid disorders are a group of metabolic disorders that affect the body’s ability to use proteins from food for growth, energy, and repair. Amino acids are necessary building blocks of proteins but can be harmful when they build up in the body. With amino acid disorders, certain amino acids build up since key enzymes are not produced by the body or do not work properly.

Organic Acid

Organic acid disorders are a group of metabolic disorders where too much of certain organic acids build up in the body. Organic acids are broken down by particular enzymes but these do not function properly with organic acid disorders.