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Blood test developed that could speed up diagnosis of rare diseases in babies

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New blood-based test could help speed up diagnoses for children born with rare genetic disorders.

Researchers from the University of Melbourne developed the test in an effort to provide answers and treatments sooner.

The team say the approach means the effects of many different genetic mutations can be analysed at once and yield results in just three days .

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