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Are you losing your sight day by day? Does it make difficult to see you at night? Is this the onset of Blindness? Get to know about Retinitis Pigmentosa with these tips.
What actually is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of diseases, which causes a slow, but progressive vision loss. It is a genetic disorder that affects the ability to respond to light.This inherited disease causes a slow loss of vision, beginning with decreased night vision and loss o...more
What actually is Retinitis Pigmentosa?
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of diseases, which causes a slow, but progressive vision loss. It is a genetic disorder that affects the ability to respond to light.This inherited disease causes a slow loss of vision, beginning with decreased night vision and loss o...more
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The medical term spina bifida or spinal bifida refers to a congenital defect in the spine. In simpler terms, spinal bifida is a defect in the neural tube. Based on the severity of this disease, spinal bifida can be divided into three different types:
Myelomeningocele
Meningocele
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The symptoms of spinal bifida vary depending on each of these three types. Let's take a closer look at its symptoms here:
Myelomeningocele
Myelomeningocele is the mo...more
Myelomeningocele
Meningocele
Occulta
The symptoms of spinal bifida vary depending on each of these three types. Let's take a closer look at its symptoms here:
Myelomeningocele
Myelomeningocele is the mo...more
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First-trimester screening is a prenatal test. It is conducted to get early information about a baby's risk of certain chromosomal conditions. It can detect conditions like Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and extra sequences of chromosome 18 (Trisomy 18).
It is usually conducted in two steps:
Blood test
Followed by USG
Initially, a blood test is conducted to ascertain the levels of two pregnancy specific substances in the mother's blood. The blood is tested for pregnancy asso...more
It is usually conducted in two steps:
Blood test
Followed by USG
Initially, a blood test is conducted to ascertain the levels of two pregnancy specific substances in the mother's blood. The blood is tested for pregnancy asso...more
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First-trimester screening is a prenatal test. It is conducted to get early information about a baby's risk of certain chromosomal conditions. It can detect conditions like Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and extra sequences of chromosome 18 (Trisomy 18).
It is usually conducted in two steps:
Blood test
Followed by USG
Initially, a blood test is conducted to ascertain the levels of two pregnancy specific substances in the mother's blood. The blood is tested for pregnancy asso...more
It is usually conducted in two steps:
Blood test
Followed by USG
Initially, a blood test is conducted to ascertain the levels of two pregnancy specific substances in the mother's blood. The blood is tested for pregnancy asso...more
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Please read the article which was published regarding the BRCA gene editing from embryos. They didnt do gene editing. It was embryo selection. So those embryos which did not have the gene were implanted.
Gene editing if technically feasible, but a lot of problems with it at present.
Feel free to contact me directly if you want to discuss this further.
Gene editing if technically feasible, but a lot of problems with it at present.
Feel free to contact me directly if you want to discuss this further.
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Generally, within 10 to 20 years after the appearance of the first symptoms the person is confined to a wheelchair. Individuals may become completely incapacitated in later stages of the disease. Friedreich ataxia can shorten life expectancy, and heart disease is the most common cause of death.
Generally, within 10 to 20 years after the appearance of the first symptoms the person is confined to a wheelchair. Individuals may become completely incapacitated in later stages of the disease. Friedreich ataxia can shorten life expectancy, and heart disease is the most common cause of death.
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Hi, Hemophilia B is a genetic disease, present since birth, and only treatment is factor replacement. The factor therapy ideally should be given prophylactically, that means should be given weekly for life long so as to prevent any bleeding episodes. If factor is not readily available, then you can use factor as and when injury occurs along with prompt ice application and avoiding over the counter NSAID pain medicines. There are lots of centre both Govt and Private including our centre, where Fa...more
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