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Brain-Dead Toddler From Gujarat Donates Liver To Boy, 14, With Rare Genetic Disorder
The family of an 18-month-old toddler from Gujarat, who was declared brain dead after a fall, donated his liver, giving a fresh lease of life to a 14-year-old boy suffering from a rare genetic disorder.
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World Down Syndrome Day 2022: Theme, Significance & What Is This Genetic Condition?
World Down Syndrome Day 2022: Between 3,000 and 5,000 children are born with this chromosome disorder every year around the world
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Child With Rare Genetic Disorder Gets Rs 16-Crore Injection Free From US
The upcoming second birthday of Shivraj Daware will be very special for his parents who claimed that the toddler, suffering from a rare genetic disorder, had become the first such patient from India who was given a Rs 16 crore life-saving injection.
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3-Year-Old Hyderabad Boy Needed Rs 16 Crore Injection. How People Helped
Thousands of people came together online to save the life of a three-year-old boy in Hyderabad, Telangana, by helping him get an injection worth Rs 16 crore to treat a rare genetic disorder.
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My Brother Has Genetic Disorder, Can't Handle People Staring
At the age of 2, my brother Dhruv, now 16, was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Fragile-X, a genetic condition that causes cognitive impairments and learning disabilities. Unlike autism, this syndrome was relatively unheard of, and no one seemed to know how the mutation affected the person and in what way would it ...
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Women Are More Prone to Osteoarthritis Than Men, Says Study
While OA is related to ageing, it is also associated with a variety of both modifiable and non- modifiable risk factors, including: obesity, lack of exercise, genetic predisposition, and primarily gender. Read on to know more about it!
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World Thalassemia Day 2017: Causes and Symptoms of This Blood Disease
Today marks World Thalassemia Day, which is a dangerous genetic disorder that is said to affect about 10,000 children in India every year. Here are causes and symptoms.
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Scientists Identify New Genetic Immune Disorder
Scientists have identified a new genetic immune disorder that is characterised by increased susceptibility to a virus associated to a type of cancer.
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Woman Suffering From Rare Genetic Disorder Gets Liver Transplanted In Hyderabad
A team of doctors at the state-run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad has successfully carried out a life-saving liver transplantation surgery on a 20-year-old woman suffering from a rare genetic liver and neurological disorder.
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60 Genetic Disorders Cause Skin And Nervous System Problems: Reports
There are 60 genetic disorders that affect skin and nervous system in humans, researchers report.
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Disabled Woman Fights to Bring Indian Fiance Back to UK
A disabled woman who suffers from a genetic disorder has been working tirelessly to bring her Indian fiance back to the UK after he was deported for staying illegally in the country last week.
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UK Proposes Rules for Embryos Made From Three People
New rules proposed in Britain would make it the first country to allow embryos to be made from the DNA of three people in order to prevent mothers from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases to their babies.
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Brother's stem cells save 9-year old
Senthil Kumar and Sarojini were told that their daughter Thamaraiparani was Thalassemia Major patient - a genetic disorder.
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Low vitamin D in children
Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and treatment recommendations for correcting the deficiency are found inadequate.
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Brain-Dead Toddler From Gujarat Donates Liver To Boy, 14, With Rare Genetic Disorder
The family of an 18-month-old toddler from Gujarat, who was declared brain dead after a fall, donated his liver, giving a fresh lease of life to a 14-year-old boy suffering from a rare genetic disorder.
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World Down Syndrome Day 2022: Theme, Significance & What Is This Genetic Condition?
World Down Syndrome Day 2022: Between 3,000 and 5,000 children are born with this chromosome disorder every year around the world
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Child With Rare Genetic Disorder Gets Rs 16-Crore Injection Free From US
The upcoming second birthday of Shivraj Daware will be very special for his parents who claimed that the toddler, suffering from a rare genetic disorder, had become the first such patient from India who was given a Rs 16 crore life-saving injection.
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3-Year-Old Hyderabad Boy Needed Rs 16 Crore Injection. How People Helped
Thousands of people came together online to save the life of a three-year-old boy in Hyderabad, Telangana, by helping him get an injection worth Rs 16 crore to treat a rare genetic disorder.
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My Brother Has Genetic Disorder, Can't Handle People Staring
At the age of 2, my brother Dhruv, now 16, was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Fragile-X, a genetic condition that causes cognitive impairments and learning disabilities. Unlike autism, this syndrome was relatively unheard of, and no one seemed to know how the mutation affected the person and in what way would it ...
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Women Are More Prone to Osteoarthritis Than Men, Says Study
While OA is related to ageing, it is also associated with a variety of both modifiable and non- modifiable risk factors, including: obesity, lack of exercise, genetic predisposition, and primarily gender. Read on to know more about it!
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World Thalassemia Day 2017: Causes and Symptoms of This Blood Disease
Today marks World Thalassemia Day, which is a dangerous genetic disorder that is said to affect about 10,000 children in India every year. Here are causes and symptoms.
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Scientists Identify New Genetic Immune Disorder
Scientists have identified a new genetic immune disorder that is characterised by increased susceptibility to a virus associated to a type of cancer.
-
Woman Suffering From Rare Genetic Disorder Gets Liver Transplanted In Hyderabad
A team of doctors at the state-run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad has successfully carried out a life-saving liver transplantation surgery on a 20-year-old woman suffering from a rare genetic liver and neurological disorder.
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60 Genetic Disorders Cause Skin And Nervous System Problems: Reports
There are 60 genetic disorders that affect skin and nervous system in humans, researchers report.
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Disabled Woman Fights to Bring Indian Fiance Back to UK
A disabled woman who suffers from a genetic disorder has been working tirelessly to bring her Indian fiance back to the UK after he was deported for staying illegally in the country last week.
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UK Proposes Rules for Embryos Made From Three People
New rules proposed in Britain would make it the first country to allow embryos to be made from the DNA of three people in order to prevent mothers from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases to their babies.
-
Brother's stem cells save 9-year old
Senthil Kumar and Sarojini were told that their daughter Thamaraiparani was Thalassemia Major patient - a genetic disorder.
-
Low vitamin D in children
Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and treatment recommendations for correcting the deficiency are found inadequate.
