Early childhood development is key to raising healthy and successful children. As children learn and develop faster in the first few years of life, building a solid foundation for them during this period helps shape their lifelong health, educational achievement, economic success and happiness in life
Importance of Early Childhood Development
Every parent wants to raise happy and successful children. By getting your child tested, you will have information backed by science to help you develop and manage your child. Parenting is not easy, but you can use Cordlife TALENT to make it easier.*
Every child is unique.
Cordlife TALENT screening is a DNA testing service that uses cutting-edge technology to help you learn more about your child. Our insight reports will include information about your child in the key categories.
Helps you save time and money because you can direct resources to areas where your child is most likely to excel
Let you tailor enrichment programmes to suit your child’s learning style.
Let your child feel motivated because their innate talents can make learning easier.
Let you apply the right parenting style to fit your child’s personality.
Gain comprehensive insight into your child to help you better manage and develop your child today.
Collection is really easy! You can easily collect your child’s DNA at the comfort of your home using an oral swab included in the collection kit. The collection kit will come with easy-to-follow instructions and materials required for the collection.
As DNA base pairs do not change much over a person’s lifetime, you only need to let your child get tested once and the results generated will last a lifetime.
Cordlife TALENT is specially developed for the Asian population. Our partner laboratory uses genome-wide association studies, constituting a large Asian genome database, to provide you with the most accurate interpretation.
Cordlife TALENT insight reports are comprehensive and easy to understand. The reports will include recommendations that are best for your child.
Begin your journey by ordering a kit for your child.
Collection of your child’s DNA is easy and painless. Simply collect the sample and mail it out. Read the instructions here before you start.
The test results will be sent to you within 6 to 8 weeks after the collection via a secured and encrypted email.
*This service is brought to you by Cordlife Technologies Pte.Ltd. The sample will be sent to Cordlife (Hong Kong) Limited in partnership with third-party laboratory. The information contained in the testing reports is not meant to substitute qualified medical advice and is for reference only. The results of this test do not provide a definitive genetic interpretation and should not be used to assess, diagnose, prevent or treat any medical conditions.
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Most comprehensive newborn metabolic screening for 0-6 months.* Screening your newborn will facilitate early treatment and prevent long term detrimental effects to your baby’s health.
Metabolism is a set of chemical reaction processes, in which enzymes play an important role in breaking down and converting food into energy to maintain the body’s operation, such as the immune system, physical development and brain development, etc.; it can also digest food Get energy to ensure proper functioning of the body.
Newborn infants with metabolic diseases (congenital metabolic deficiencies) due to the lack of some enzymes for normal metabolic function, the body accumulates too many toxic substances or lacks important nutrients. Although metabolic diseases are relatively rare, if proper treatment is not performed in time, metabolic diseases can lead to disability in the limbs, lifelong disabilities, and intellectual disability. In the most serious cases, it can lead to death.
Newborn metabolic screening can either be done with your newborn’s urine (Meta 100+) or blood specimen (Meta 56). The difference between using urine and blood for newborn screening is the number of metabolic disorders detectable. Screening your newborn will facilitate early treatment and prevent long term detrimental effects to your baby’s health.
FDA-approved GC-MS technology combined with proprietary bioinformatics to reliably detect more than 100 metabolic disorders.
Your baby’s urine can be easily collected by inserting filter paper into the diaper without causing any harm or discomfort to your baby.
The results will be available within 10-14 working days to enable early treatment, if necessary.
The laboratory is located at Hong Kong Science and Technology Park which has stringent standards for laboratory operations, quality and technology.
Metascreen® uses a gas-chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technology manufactured by Shimadzu, Japan. After processing the urine specimen through GC-MS, we analyse the GC-MS data using proprietary planar bioinformatics first developed by Japanese researchers. The planar bioinformatics makes use of multiple analytes (metabolites) from more than one biochemical (metabolic) pathway to identify a single metabolic disorder. This means that the results would be more reliable and accurate than traditional technology using mass tandem spectrometry (MS-MS) because MS-MS only uses about 1 or 2 analyte profiles for each disorder, and often, the same analyte profile is used for multiple disorders.
CAP (The College of American Pathologists) accreditation is the highest standard for management and processes of a laboratory, focusing on reliability, accuracy and quality. This accreditation is given to facilities after a rigorous site inspection accompanied by an examination of the records and quality of the facility's management system. Cordlife's commitment and focus on quality was recognized when our facility earned the prestigious CAP accreditation.
Using FDA-approved GC-MS technology, Metascreen ® is a non-invasive urine test that screens more than 100+ metabolic disorders without causing any harm or discomfort to your baby. As many metabolic disorders are organic acid disorders (also known as “organic acidemias”), they can be detected more accurately using urine, based on the abnormal excretion patterns of the metabolites as a result of faulty metabolism caused by the disorder. Because our kidneys can efficiently remove unwanted or toxic metabolites from the blood, such compounds are excreted in large amounts in the urine, but may not be found in significant concentrations in blood.2
The American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) actually recommends urine organic analysis as the diagnosis step for many of metabolic disorder, should there be a positive newborn screening result using the dried blood spot analysed by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS).3,4
Your baby’s first step to a healthy life. Enrolling Metascreen® for your baby now.
Call us for service enrolment and get collection kit.
Collect your baby’s urine sample when baby is at least 2 days old and has taken at least one feed 24 hours ago.
Call our hotline and courier service will be arranged for sample pick up.
Your baby’s urine sample will be screened and analysed for metabolic disorders using GC-MS technology.
We will arrange a follow up consultation if the test result is positive.
Tyrosinemia Type I is a type of amino acid disorder characterised by the lack of fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (FAH), an enzyme required to breakdown the amino acid tyrosine; If left untreated, the condition can potentially result in a wide variety of symptoms including liver & kidney failures, developmental delays, increased risk of liver cancer, etc.
Phenylketonuria (also known as PKU) is a congenital disorder that increases the levels of phenylalanine in the blood. Phenylalanine is the building block of proteins that are obtained through dietary intake of food such as meat, fish, beans, eggs and some artificial sweeteners.If left untreated, phenylalanine can build up to harmful levels in the body, causing permanent intellectual disability and other serious health problems; Affected infants usually become apparent by 6 months of age with signs of mental retardation.
Matthew was born in February 2011 with a rare genetic disorder called Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1. This was difficult for the family as Matthew’s sister has the same condition, though she had not experienced serious symptoms. However, Matthew were suffering serious symptoms which affected his liver as well as his kidney and he has been on dialysis at least 6 days a week since he was 5 months old. However, all the medications and dialysis did not improve Matthew’s liver and kidneys. Finally, he got liver and kidney transplant on 2013.
Canavan disease is a progressive and fatal cerebral degenerative disease that begins in infancy. This inherited genetic abnormality is caused by mutations in the gene for an enzyme which causes deterioration of the white matter (myelin) in the brain Symptoms such as mental retardation, lack of head control etc, usually become noticeable at the age of three to nine months old. Many children do not live past age 10.Although there is currently no cure for Canavan disease, the present treatment involves managing the symptoms.
Disclaimer
Metascreen is a trademark or registered trademark of Cordlife Group Limited, a Singapore Exchange Mainboard listed company. The screening test offered under the brand is conducted by Cordlife (Hong Kong) Ltd., a CAP-accredited laboratory committed to providing early and accurate detection of metabolic disorders in newborn babies. Cordlife (Hong Kong) Ltd. has a quality management system in place to ensure maximum accuracy of screening results. As with any laboratory tests, false positive or false negative results cannot be completely eliminated due to various reasons including but not limited to age of patient at the time of specimen collection, patient’s health status, specimen quality and other variables. Hence, the risk of a disorder should never be precluded solely on the basis of screening. Signs or symptoms observed should be followed up immediately by a professional healthcare provider.
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1) Guerrero RB, Kloke KM, Salazar D. Inborn Errors of Metabolism and the Gastrointestinal Tract. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2019 Jun;48(2):183-198. 2) Bouatra S, Aziat F, Mandal R, Guo AC, Wilson MR, et al. The Human Urine Metabolome. PLoS ONE. .2013, 8(9): e73076. 3) Michael J. Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines. Follow-up Testing for Metabolic Diseases Identified by Expanded Newborn Screening Using Tandem Mass Spectrometry. The National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. 2009 4) Berdasarkan data internal, Juni 2020. 5) D. Matern, K. Raymond, S. Tortorelli, et al. Improving NBS Performance: The Mayo Clinic Experience Report.
Understand your baby's genes for a
Screens 0-3 years babies with more than 241 conditions caused by chromosomal abnormalities and disease-causing gene variants, providing you an expanded insight of your baby’s health condition.
Only a simple heel prick is required for testing.
It uses high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) microarray platform for testing, which is the recommended first-tier genetic investigation for many conditions, including autism and intellectual disability.
The sample will be tested by our CLIA-certified clinical lab partner based in South Korea. Managed by USFDA, CLIA sets stringent quality standards for labs performing tests on human specimens to ensure accurate, reliable and timely results. Currently, only CLIA-certified labs can report clinical genetic testing results to patients in the United States
A detailed interpretation of your baby’s test results will be provided within 6 to 8 weeks after the delivery of your baby. The report will include recommendations to help you make informed choices about your baby’s condition.
Screening your newborn baby will facilitate early treatment and prevent long term detrimental effects to your baby’s health.
241 types chromosomal abnormalities + 2 conditions:
241 types chromosomal abnormalities + 6 conditions:
Cordlife Baby Genetic Screening provides you an expanded coverage of conditions beyond the checks conducted at the hospital. With the access to more information of your baby’s health, you can take preemptive measures to manage the potential conditions that your child is predisposed to. This small step can help to make a difference in your child’s development and overall health.
Genetic counseling service is available upon request. Our qualified genetic counselor will help you understand the result better and provide holistic advice on the follow-up options that you can take.
Disclaimer and Test Limitation:
Cordlife Baby Genetic Screening is tested by Eone-Diagnomics Genome Centre (EDGC), a CLIA-certified clinical lab based in South Korea with leading-edge technology for genome analysis. EDGC has a quality management system in place to ensure maximum accuracy of screening results. The test is only highly accurate for chromosomal abnormalities of aneuploidies, deletions and duplications (>200kb). As with any screening tests, false positive or false negative results cannot be completely eliminated due to various reasons including but not limited to specimen quality and other variables. This is a genetic screening test related to the genetic predisposition developmental disorders. It cannot be considered as a diagnostic test. Hence, the risk of a disorder should never be precluded solely on the basis of screening. If pathogenic variants are detected, follow up testing is recommended to confirm the results. Signs or symptoms observed should be followed up immediately by a professional healthcare provider.
Reference:
1. Genetic profile and clinical application of chromosomal microarray in children with intellectual disability in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Med J. 2018;24:451-9.
Cordlife PGS (Preimplantation Genetic Screening) is the procedure of evaluating embryos for chromosomal aneuploidy, the presence of either addition or loss of chromosomes in embryos generated from chromosomally normal parents. In conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, Cordlife PGS helps to improve the likelihood of a successful pregnancy while reducing the chance of miscarriage or having a child with gross chromosomal disorders.
PGS test is highly beneficial to women above 37 years old. This test helps to improve pregnancy and live birth rate.
Screens all 23 pairs of chromosomes
screen for embryo aneuploidy and/or DNA gains or losses (larger than 20Mb)
Tested by largest prenatal laboratory in Taiwan with CAP-accreditation and illumina CSPro-certified process
Test result will be available within 3 weeks from the date of sample receipt by the laboratory
Accuracy rate
Consult your doctor or fertility specialist
Doctor or fertility specialist will collect samples (Trophectoderm cells / Blastocyst).
Your samples will be delivered to the sequencing laboratory in Taiwan for analysis.
Reports will be available in 3 weeks.
Based on the PGS test results, your doctor or fertility specialist will select and transfer healthy embryos to the uterus.
Cordlife PGS must be prescribed by your obstetrician who will explain the details about PGS to ensure the test is suitable for you. Please enquire with your obstetrician today or send us an email.
No test is perfect. The results of the PGS test are specific to the samples it tests. The results of these tests are useful as supporting evidence for healthcare providers, and do not represent a final diagnostic conclusion. PGS test results are NOT a diagnostic test. If a chromosomal abnormality (aneuploidy/deletion/duplication) is found, it is the responsibility of the health care provider to provide guidance and recommendations according to current knowledge regarding the disorder. Although the results of these tests are generally conclusive, not all chromosomal abnormalities may be detected, depending on chromosomal or embryonic status or other causes.
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Learn how you can crack the code on your health and gain important insights from your unique genetic blueprint. With Cordlife lifestyle genetic tests, you can take actionable steps to improve your overall lifestyle and begin your journey to better health.
Each of us has a unique set of inherited genes that gives us a different makeup. With the personalised insights provided by our detailed tests’ reports, you can find out how your gene expressions affect your physiological behaviour, abilities, and more to optimise your overall well-being.
Covers 18 categories such as diet preferences, weight management, body shape inclination, fat burning ability, nutrients, and food sensitivities.
Covers 23 health conditions, including high blood pressure, risk of eczema, nasal allergy, and food allergies.
Covers 7 common skin issues such as risk of freckle formation, acne formation, and antioxidant capacity.
Covers 8 major sports characteristics and risks, including muscular endurance, weight/muscle ratio, and post exercise recovery.
The collection of your DNA sample is very simple and painless using a cheek swab that will be provided in your collection kit.
Our tests have been validated and confirmed to provide more than 99.9% analytical accuracy, giving you precise and reliable genetic analysis.
Your test results will be analysed, and reports with insights and recommendations tailored for you will be generated, allowing you to take the first steps to making a positive change in your life.
Sign up today to receive a collection kit with a cheek swab that you can use to collect your test specimen easily and painlessly.
Once you have collected your specimen, contact us to arrange for a complimentary pick-up by our professional courier.
Relax while we analyse your results. You will receive your comprehensive and personalised reports within 20 working days.
Genes carry genetic information, which is a set of instructions that serve as the body's blueprint. Each individual's characteristics, such as appearance, personality, physique, ability to absorb nutrients, and athletic performance, are influenced not only by genetic factors but also by gene expression. By detecting your own unique gene sequence and locus variation, you can gain a better understanding of your own physical characteristics, allowing you to develop personalised lifestyle habits and health management strategies.
Click here to complete your information and receive a collection kit containing a cheek swab that you can use to easily and painlessly collect your test specimen. Once you have collected your specimen, contact us and our professional courier will come over to your place to pick it up.
Your personalised reports will be made available to you within 20 business days of receiving your test specimen.
Our lifestyle genetic tests are available to individuals of all ages.
The testing of your specimen will be performed by our team of scientists with years of experience in laboratory management and the development of bioinformatics for human genetics. We will also compare your results to a large Asian SNP genotyping database to derive a more precise and accurate assessment, as genetic coding patterns vary between populations. By choosing a Cordlife lifestyle genetic test, you are assured of results that are most relevant to your ethnicity.
Disclaimer and Test Limitation
Cordlife’s panel of lifestyle genetic services is distributed by CL Biotech Company Limited and tested by Cordlife (Hong Kong) Limited. The reports are provided solely for informational purposes and should not be construed as medical advice. The reports’ recommendations are not intended to treat, diagnose, or cure any medical conditions or diseases. No laboratory test is completely accurate. Depending on the test you choose, this service is designed to detect variants within a specific reportable range of selected genes that are known to be associated with an increased risk for certain types of inherited disorders, personal traits, nutritional needs, and/or exercise responses, but this test may not detect every variant linked. The findings are derived using current information from the medical literature and scientific databases, as well as laboratory informatics and algorithms that are subjected to changes. For a complete list of disclaimers, please contact Cordlife.
From a simple blood draw as early as 10 weeks into your pregnancy, Cordlife NIPT screens for the most common chromosomal abnormalities that can affect your developing baby’s future. This test is done with little or no risk to your pregnancy.
Conventional maternal marker-based prenatal tests such as triple tests, quad tests and integrated tests carry a high false positive rate of 5% or more. This means that of those who were diagnosed as high-risk through these tests, only 2 to 3 percent of them actually have Down syndrome. The rest of the group are perfectly normal but were misdiagnosed as part of the high risk group.
As high risk group patients are usually required to go through risky invasive test such as amniotic fluid test for confirmation, which exposes them to the risk of side effects including miscarriage, choosing a more reliable and accurate test will spare expectant mothers from unnecessary agony and anxiety. The table below compares the various prenatal tests available in the market today.
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A screening test using whole genome sequencing to analyse cell-free foetal DNA present in maternal blood as early as 10 weeks of pregnancy to detect the risk of chromosomal abnormalities.
A screening test performed to identify chromosomally normal embryos to help patients increase their chances of conceiving a healthy baby.
A screening for chromosomal abnormalities and gene variants connected to more than 200 genetic disorders in babies using a simple heel prick.
A screening test performed to identify more than 100 life-threatening metabolic disorders using a single urine test, without causing any harm or discomfort to your baby.
A non-invasive genetic test that scientifically assesses a child’s certain innate abilities and personality traits to help parents understand their child’s genetic potential.
Learn how you crack the code on your health and gain important insights form your unique genetic blueprint. With Cordlife lifestyle genetic tests, you can take actionable steps to improve your overall lifestyle and begin your journey to better health.
