Li Fraumeni syndrome is a rare inherited condition with a predisposition to develop many cancers, at a young age. It is due to a mutation of the TP53 gene, which normally prevents cells from becoming cancerous.
On March 28, Manish Joshi, Secretary, UGC, wrote to all universities and colleges “to consider including a chapter on inherited sickle cell anaemia, its cause, treatment, inheritance pattern, modes of testing and prevention in the curriculum of the relevant courses”.