Local Perspective In Pakistan exact incidence of congenital hypothyroidism is not known as no routine newborn screening was performed until ZB Foundation. In a study performed in a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, incidence reported as 1:1000 (Khurram IA et al 2003). In another study conducted retrospectively in Islamabad PIMS, high frequency of congenital...
PKU: An Amino Acid Disorder Amino acid disorders incidence excluding Phenylketonuria (PKU) in West Midland (1 in 5354) according to the study conducted in year (Sanderson et al, 2006). In British Columbia Amino acid disorder in Newborns is 24 in 100,000 births and 1/ 4,200 (Applegarth et al, January 2000) Prevalence The occurrence of PKU...
Local Prevalence In a study of year 2000, the reported frequency of the AF508 mutation in Pakistani children with CF is lower than the reported frequency among the Western Caucasian population (JPMA 50:217, 2000). Frossard et al. (1998) who had the opportunity to study Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates reported a frequency of 86%...
Incidence: Amino acid disorders incidence excluding Phenylketonuria (PKU) in West Midland (1 in 5354) according to the study conducted in year (2006) (Sanderson et al, 2006) In British Columbia Amino acid disorder in Newborns is 24 in 100,000 births and 1/ 4,200 (Applegarth et al, January 2000) Overview: Amino acid disorders (AAs) are a group...
Incidence and Prevalence Incidence of the disorder group: Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders 1 in 16000 live births Galactosemia incidence in metabolic disorders The birth prevalence of galactosaemia was 2.6 times greater in areas with a screening program. Estimated prevalence is between 1 in 30,000-60,000 live births. Galactosemia ratio in Pakistan population is 1:9634. Prevalence Local Prevalence...
Everything you need to know about MSUD – .Maple Syrup Urine Disease MSUD can be treatable if your child receives a newborn screening test. Below is a successful case of a British Pakistani who survived MSUD. A Successful Screened MSUD case in Sheffield Children Hospital: Habul Khatoon, daughter of Fehmida who lives in Birmingham was screened for...
Mr. Ali Javed Naqvi is the Chairman of The ZB Foundation and along with the dedicated team in Pakistan, he puts the daily wheels in motion. Introducing The ZB Foundation and apprising concerned officials of the Foundation’s mission and objectives as well as putting in place key arrangements for a comprehensive and sustainable New Born...
There are many children in Pakistan who happen to suffer from a thyroid gland disorder called Congenital Hypothyroidism. She may be six years old in age and ideally, like her peers she should be about start school. However a girl with Congenital Hypothyroidism will be shorter than her peers and have the mentality of a...
Over the past year The ZB Foundations team have been working continuously to spread awareness on the importance of providing all babies with a new born screening test in particular testing for congenital hypothyroidism (Neonatal hTSH) which effects 1 in every 1000 babies born and if not detected can result in development retardation and even...
The ZB Foundation are so excited to announce that we have officially tested over 1000 babies with new born screening in Pakistan. In 2013 when we founded The ZB Foundation our goal was to pioneer the use of New Born Screening, target the uncharted medical area of rare metabolic diseases, and over time, become a compelling soldier for...
