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Kauvery Hospital successfully treats 2-year old baby with life threatening
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Trichy (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kauvery Hospital Trichy, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals, a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, today announced the successful treatment of an infant with genetic condition called Citrullinemia (Urea Cycle dis
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Study: New unknown childhood genetic condition discovered along with its p
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): Discovering a previously unknown genetic condition that affects children, researchers also found a potential method to prevent the gene mutation by administering a drug during pregnancy.
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Researchers find a new treatment for rare muscular disease
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Cincinnati (Ohio) [US], April 16 (ANI): University of Cincinnati researchers have found a newer, more effective treatment for the disease Pompe that could become the new standard of care for the rare condition.
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Preimplantation genetic testing helping at-risk couples minimize risk of c
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs during conception due to an extra chromosome. People with Down syndrome have 47 chromosomes in their cells instead of 46.
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Evolution drives boys to be more prone to autism and other conditions
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): A team of genetic researchers during a recent study concluded that evolutionary forces drive a glaring gender imbalance in the occurrence of many health conditions, including autism.
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Clinical criteria for diagnosing autism inadequate for people with genetic
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Cardiff [Wales], January 2 (ANI): The findings of a novel study suggests that more than half of individuals with one of four genetic conditions had significant autistic symptoms, despite not qualifying for a formal diagnosis.
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Study: Clinical criteria for autism diagnosis inadequate for individuals w
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): A new research has discovered that people with certain genetic conditions are likely to have significant symptoms of autism, despite them not qualifying by formal diagnosis.
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LifeCell launches 'Genome-Scope' newborn genetic testing to diagnose over
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 24 (ANI/PRNewswire): LifeCell International, India's premier stem cell bank and diagnostics company, today announced the introduction of 'Genome-Scope' - a premier Genetic Diagnostic Test for newborns which assesses for thousands of early childhood-onset dis
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New Ohio law bans Down Syndrome abortions
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 24 (ANI): In a bid to promote the lives of people with Down syndrome as lives worth living, a law has been introduced in Ohio that bans doctors from performing abortions based on the diagnosis of the lifelong genetic condition.
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Slimming surgery puts women at risk of life-threatening condition
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 26 (ANI): Ladies, you may want to rethink going under the knife as according to a recent study, liposuction puts you at the risk of developing a rare genetic condition that can lead to fat globules entering their lungs.
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Organ-on-a-chip model offers clues to rare ageing condition
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 5 (ANI): Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare genetic condition that causes premature and accelerated aging and now, a team of researchers has built a new model that offers insights into it.
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Innovative technique connects liver `directly` to the heart
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 8 (ANI): A 21-year-old Iraqi woman, who suffered from a rare genetic condition in which blood clots prevented the flow of blood into the liver and outflow from the liver to the heart, has been given another chance to live a full and happy life by the doctors.
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