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Sanofi organised Webinars to discuss rare/ genetic disorders Karachi May 6, 2021 Karachi: Sanofi Pakistan announced that a series of Webinars were held to discuss and debate the unmet needs of patients of rare/genetic disorders. Participants included Dr. Faisal Sultan (Special Assistant to PM on Health), Dr. Yasmin Rashid (Punjab Health Minister), Prof. Dr. Huma A. Cheema (Prof. of Pediatric Gastroenterology- Hepatology, Genetic & Metabolic Diseases), Atif Ejaz Qureshi (President, Lysosomal Storage Disorders Society) and Khaled Esmat (Medical Head, Asia & Africa Zone, Sanofi Genzyme). Giving an overview of the burden of rare/ genetic disorder in Pakistan, specifically Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs). In 2013, Prof Cheema said, “According to a conservative estimate, 50% children in Pakistan die of rare genetic disorders (after malnutrition & diarrhea) - yet there is no policy to safeguard the lives of children living with rare genetic diseases”. With the as ....
Q&A: How DNA detective work is helping crack complex diseases 6 May, 2021 01:30 AM 6 minutes to read Recent breakthroughs in genetics have transformed our understanding of many complex diseases. Image / 123RF The human genetic code is mind-bogglingly complex - but it s a field of science Professor Justin O Sullivan feels at home in. The deputy director of the University of Auckland s Liggins Institute, and a fellow of the Office of the Prime Minister s Chief Science Advisor, will be giving his inaugural professorial lecture tomorrow afternoon about genetics, complex diseases and the microbiome. Science reporter Jamie Morton chatted with him ahead of his talk. ....
Transtasman scientists sequence entire genome of myrtle rust 4 May, 2021 04:00 AM 4 minutes to read Myrtle rust spores on leaf of paperbark tree from Manly Vale, Sydney, NSW. Photo / Peri Tobias Myrtle rust spores on leaf of paperbark tree from Manly Vale, Sydney, NSW. Photo / Peri Tobias The Country Scientists in Australia and New Zealand have built the entire genetic map of the fungus responsible for myrtle rust. The result is the world s largest assembled fungal genome, taking up a billion letters of DNA genetic code. If you printed the genome it would take up more than 400,000 A4 pages. This discovery marked an important step towards unlocking genetic features of ....
27 Apr 2021 Gov. Doug Ducey (R) of Arizona signed a bill into law Tuesday that expands protections for unborn children with a prenatal diagnosis of a disability such as Down syndrome. Senate Bill 1457 bans providers from performing abortions “knowing that the abortion is sought because of a genetic abnormality of the child.” Arizona remains among the top pro-life states in the nation, and my sincere thanks goes to Senator Nancy Barto for her leadership and work on this life-saving issue and to those who supported this bill. #SB1457@azpolicy 2/2 The bill makes it a Class 6 felony to perform an abortion solely due to the existence of a genetic abnormality, or to threaten or intimidate a woman into having an abortion because of a genetic abnormality. ....