Diseases and Conditions Identified in Children
The list of health conditions found on this page is not an exhaustive list of health conditions that may impact the lives of children in Minnesota. The health conditions included here are either identified birth defects tracked by CYSHN activities or are conditions diagnosed as part of the Minnesota Newborn Screening Program. You will find basic information about these various health conditions including a general description of the condition and how to find more information and resources. If the health condition you are looking for is not included here, it may be found on the A-Z Listing of Diseases & Conditions
Amino Acid Disorders
- Argininemia (ARG)
- Argininosuccinate acidemia (ASA)
- Biopterin defect in cofactor biosynthesis (BIOPT-BS)
- Biopterin defect in cofactor regeneration (BIOPT-REG)
- Citrullinemia (CIT)
- Homocystinuria (HCY)
- Hypermethioninemia (MET)
- Hyperphenylalaninemia (H-PHE)
- Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Tyrosinemia, Type I (TYR-I)
- Tyrosinemia, Type II (TYR-II)
- Tyrosinemia, Type III (TYR-III)
Cardiovascular Conditions
- Atrial septal defect
- Coarctation of the aorta
- Ebstein's anomaly
- Endocardial cushion defect
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Pulmonary atresia and pulmonary stenosis
- Transposition of the great arteries
- Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis
- Truncus Arteriosus
- Ventricular septal defect
Central Nervous System Conditions
Chromosomal Conditions
Ear Conditions
Endocrine Disorders
Eye Conditions
Fatty Acid Oxidation Disorders
- 2,4 Dienoyl-CoA reductase (DE RED) deficiency
- Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase (CAC/ CAT/ CACT) deficiency
- Carnitine palmitoyltransferase type I (CPT-IA) deficiency
- Carnitine palmitoyltransferase type II (CPT-II) deficiency
- Carnitine uptake defect (CUD)
- Glutaric acidemia, type II (GA-2)
- Long-chain L-3 hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency
- Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency
- Medium-chain ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (MCKAT) deficiency
- Medium/short-chain L-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydroganase (M/SCHAD) deficiency
- Short chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (SCAD) deficiency
- Trifunctional protein (TFP) deficiency
- Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD) deficiency
Gastrointestinal Conditions
- Biliary atresia
- Esophageal atresia
- Hirschsprung's disease
- Pyloric stenosis
- Rectal and large intestinal atresia / stenosis
- Small Intestine Atresia and Stenosis
Genitourinary Conditions
- Bladder exstrophy
- Cloacal Exstrophy
- Hypospadius
- Obstructive genitourinary defect
- Renal Agenesis / hypoplasia
Hearing
- Hearing loss
- Deaf or Hard of Hearing Resources (includes eligibility for early intervention services)
Hemoglobinopathies
Musculoskeletal Conditions
- Club Foot (includes Talipes Equinovarus)
- Congenital hip dislocation
- Diaphragmatic hernia
- Gastroschisis
- Limb Deficiencies (reduction defects)
- Omphalocele
Orofacial Conditions
Organic Acid Disorders
- 2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyric acidemia (2M3HBA)
- 2-Methylbutyrylglycinuria (2MBG)
- 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase (3-MCC) Deficiency
- 3-methylglutaconic aciduria, type I (3MGA)
- 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric aciduria (HMG)
- Beta-ketothiolase (BKT) deficiency
- Glutaric Acidemia, type 1 (GA-1)
- Holocarboxylase Synthetase Deficiency (also known as early-onset multiple carboxylase deficiency, MCD)
- Isobutyrylglycinuria (IBG)
- Isovaleric acidemia (IVA)
- Malonic acidemia (MAL)
- Methylmalonic acidemia cobalamin disorders (MMA Cbl A,B)
- Methylmalonic acidemia (Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase deficiency)
- Methylmalonic acidemia with homocystinuria (MMA Cbl C, D, F)
- Propionic acidemia (PROP)
