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Study finds breakthrough in understanding rare genetic skin condition
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct 24 (ANI): Researchers have found a method to understand a rare genetic skin disease that results in progressively enlarging skin tumours over the scalp, face, and body.
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Delhi: 52-year-old man with situs inversus gets new life
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Doctors at Fortis Hospital have given a fresh lease of life to a patient suffering from a rare genetic disorder called situs inversus --in which the organs in the chest and abdomen are reversed or mirrored.
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Research finds rare genes linked with Alzheimer disease
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 31 (ANI): For the first time, research has identified two; extremely rare genetic variants associated with Alzheimer disease (AD).
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First in Asia, Aster CMI doctors rescue teen suffering from rarest of the
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Doctors give a new lease of life to teen through a bone marrow transplant. Till now, less than 10 such cases have been successfully transplanted in the world.
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New study could offer protection to patients with rare genetic disease
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 24 (ANI): A new University of Bath study now finds that skin cells taken from patients with a rare genetic disorder are ten times more sensitive to damage from ultraviolet A (AVA) radiation in laboratory tests, than those from a healthy population.
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This AI technology can identify genetic disorders just by looking at you
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Boston [United States], January 12 (ANI): A new artificial intelligence technology can pave way for medical breakthrough by accurately identifying rare genetic disorders just by taking a look at a person's face.
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Now, AI can identify genetic diseases by looking at face
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): According to a recent study, a new artificial intelligence technology can accurately identify rare genetic disorders using a photograph of a patient's face.
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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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Experts shed myths of 'Harlequin Ichthyosis'- a rare skin disord
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 30 (ANI): Bursting the myth of a rare genetic disease, which causes thickening of the skin, experts say that by rigorously following all the precautions and treatment, the newborns can lead a normal life.
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Drug found to treat rare genetic disorder
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
WashingtonD.C.[USA], Aug. 31 (ANI): In a recent study researchers have discovered a type of drug delivery system that may offer new hope for patients with a rare, ultimately fatal genetic disorder Niemann Pick Type C1 and make what might become a terrible choice a little easier.
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