Since 1965, the Minnesota Department of Health has coordinated with hospitals and health care providers to screen newborns shortly after birth to see if they are at risk for hidden rare disorders. If left untreated, these disorders can lead to illness, physical disability, developmental delay, or death. If PKU is in your family, there are special tests that can be done to look directly at the PKU genes and determine which family members are carriers for PKU and determine which PKU genes the individual with PKU has.

March of Dimes Newborn Screening Information

Minnesota Department of Health Newborn Screening Information