People are sitting up to take notice of #ClinicalGenetics as a branch which has potential answers to our health and diseases, to our past and our future! Dr Shruti Bajaj's interview about the scope and challenges in the field of Genetics, posted recently at the #HealthTroopers: a platform to collate and share the experiences of thought leaders across different geographic regions and care levels.
Need of the hour: #Adolescence and #Sexuality in Children with Down Syndrome. The other sessions will include talks on #DispellingtheMyths surrounding #downsyndrome, #Finance Management for Special Families and more... #pehelaninitiativefordownsyndrome #cloudninehospitals #genetics #awarenessraising
Down syndrome is one of the most common causes of intellectual disability, across the globe. The worldwide incidence of Down Syndrome is pegged to be somewhere around one in every 700 liveborn.
A 28-year-old woman is the mother of a 5-year-old daughter, suffering from a rare genetic disease, 'Epilepsy, hearing loss and mental retardation syndrome' abbreviated as EHLMRS. This is a morbid disease affecting the developing brain, causing severe intellectual impairment, difficult-to-treat seizures and hearing loss. Individuals with this condition are non-ambulatory, do not have speech development and may lose their vision too.