The differences between the "heel test" and the "sweat test" have been clarified.

Deputy director of the Pediatric Research Institute, pediatrician Azer Ahmadov told APA that 5 types of diseases are detected by heel test.

"This includes genetic and metabolic diseases such as phenylketonuria, hypotriodia, galactosemia, cystic fibrosis. The" heel test "has no diagnostic value. he noted.