When Mindy Miller gave birth to her second son in 2020, she wasn’t expecting anything out of the ordinary. So, when she got the news that baby Oliver tested positive for a metabolic disorder called Phenylketonuria (PKU) during his routine newborn screenings she was thrown for a loop. “I had never heard of PKU and […]
Medical genetics journey leads East Liverpool family to a surprise and a diagnosis for their son
It took Heather McCune and her fiancé, John Scott, three years to get a diagnosis for their son and learned something quite remarkable. He is the third-known child to be diagnosed in the world with a genetic condition so new it does not have an official name. Heather, who lives in East Liverpool, recognized almost […]