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Genetic study to test babies for 200 conditions

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Midwife Georgie , who is expecting her first baby in April , took the first sample from a baby.

The study will test babies for more than 200 rare genetic conditions.

It could enable people to benefit from earlier diagnosis and treatments.

The first baby to have a cord blood sample taken at Leeds Teaching Hospitals was Suvansh .