How our bodies make energy
Metabolism refers to how our bodies make energy from the fats, carbohydrates and proteins we eat. Enzymes in the body’s cells help convert the food into energy. When enzymes have an inherited error, sometimes called a mutation, it may affect metabolism or cause a metabolic disease.
Minnesota's source of diagnosis and treatment of inborn errors of metabolism
That's where we come in. We have the only program in Minnesota that diagnoses and cares for children with inherited metabolic diseases, also known as inborn errors of metabolism. We provide genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis, newborn genetic screening, nutrition services, and infusion therapy.
A team of compassionate, skilled providers is ready to help you and your child understand the metabolic condition and move toward health management.
Listen to the podcast, "Focus on Dayton, Ohio", for an interview with Jeanine Utz, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, supporting awareness and treatment of patients who have a rare disease. Even patients with rare diseases, like young Armand mentioned in the interview, receive the benefits of research and leading-edge treatments at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital.
That's where we come in. We have the only program in Minnesota that diagnoses and cares for children with inherited metabolic diseases, also known as inborn errors of metabolism. We provide genetic counseling, prenatal diagnosis, newborn genetic screening, nutrition services, and infusion therapy.
A team of compassionate, skilled providers is ready to help you and your child understand the metabolic condition and move toward health management.
Listen to the podcast, "Focus on Dayton, Ohio", for an interview with Jeanine Utz, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, supporting awareness and treatment of patients who have a rare disease. Even patients with rare diseases, like young Armand mentioned in the interview, receive the benefits of research and leading-edge treatments at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital.
A care team customized for your child
Your child’s metabolic care includes a customized team of providers:
Conditions treated at the clinic
Your child’s metabolic care includes a customized team of providers:
- Physician specialists in genetics and metabolism
- Genetic counselor
- Pediatric nurse practitioner
- Newborn screening coordinator
- Pediatric subspecialists as needed from neonatology, oncology, craniofacial, cardiology, and others
Conditions treated at the clinic
- Failure-to-thrive issues, or low weight relative to age
- Growth abnormalities
- Hypoglycemia, low blood sugar
- Metabolic disorders
- Amino acid disorders
- Fatty acid oxidation defects
- Galactosemia
- Glycogen storage disorders
- Lysosomal storage disorders, including Tay-Sachs disease
- Organic acidurias
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Urea cycle defects
Care Team
Genetic Counseling
Nutrition
Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism
Our Providers Make the Difference
Fairview features nearly 4,000 providers practicing at over 200 locations throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and beyond. Fairview Clinics, University of Minnesota Physicians and our independent partner clinics provide an exceptional care experience, while lowering the overall costs of health care.
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Minneapolis
Our Providers Make the Difference
Fairview features nearly 4,000 providers practicing at over 200 locations throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and beyond. Fairview Clinics, University of Minnesota Physicians and our independent partner clinics provide an exceptional care experience, while lowering the overall costs of health care.
