Metabolomics Applications in Children: A Right Way to Go.

Metabolomics is a new science based on the study of the metabolome, representing the set of all the metabolites of a biological organism, which are the final products of its gene expression. Metabolomics appears to be a promising tool in perinatal studies, such as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), congenital infections, genetic diseases, neonatal nutrition.