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Vol. 14 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.32

THE IMPACT OF GENETIC DISEASES ON NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC CARE

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Received: October 20 2025
Published: January 12 2026
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Federica Mescolo
Department of Health Promotion, Mother-Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Ilaria Pirrone
Department of Health Promotion, Mother-Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Vincenzo Antona
Department of Health Promotion, Mother-Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Simona La Placa
Department of Health Promotion, Mother-Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Ettore Piro
Department of Health Promotion, Mother-Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Ingrid Anne Mandy Schierz
Department of Health Promotion, Mother-Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Giovanni Gaglio
Department of Health Promotion, Mother-Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Giovanni Corsello
Department of Health Promotion, Mother-Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
Mario Giuffrè
mario.giuffre@unipa.it
Department of Health Promotion, Mother-Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy, Italy.
The impact of genetic diseases on the pediatric population in clinical practice is remarkable and their
prevalence has rapidly increased in the last 50 years. A wide diffusion of modern diagnostic
techniques has implemented early diagnosis and consequently the precocious start of effective support
therapies which have determined an increased survival rate and quality of life. The percentage of
genetics anomalies in children hospitalized is really high and amounts to at least 50% of hospital
pediatric admissions. Over 5% of stillborn babies, without other known causes, have genetic disorders,
and it goes up to 50% in the case of visible malformations.

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THE IMPACT OF GENETIC DISEASES ON NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC CARE. (2026). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 14. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.32
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