Genetic Disorders Blog (Page 1)

  1. Researchers herald gene testing breakthrough

    September 6, 2010, 3:32 am
    Researchers say they have made a breakthrough in testing for complex genetic conditions like heart disease, after the successful trial of new gene-testing ...

  3. Autoimmune Disease: How to Stop Your Body From Attacking Its

    September 4, 2010, 12:06 am

  4. Omim Catalogs Human Genes And Genetics Disorders

    September 2, 2010, 11:22 pm
    Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date human gene and genetic disorder catalog that supports medical genetics and the Human Genome Project. The print version, Mendelian Inheritance in Man (MIM), was started in the early 1960s by physician Victor McKusick [Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as a catalog of X-linked traits. The first edition of MIM was printed in 1966 and the 11th in 1994.Total number of entries was 7746 on January 26,...(read more)

  6. Alfred Lane, MD, discusses EB research and treatment

    September 1, 2010, 9:07 pm

  7. Girl's Rare Pain Disorder a Gift and Curse

    August 31, 2010, 3:50 am
    "It is a genetic abnormality that makes it impossible for individuals to receive painful sensations," said Dr. Roland Staud, a pain expert and professor at ...

  8. I know of someone who has a rare disease called "MELAS SYNDROME" is there any known doctor or treatment

    August 29, 2010, 1:20 am
    MELAS syndrome is a rare form of dementia. MELAS is an abbreviation of episodes.

  9. Where can I get some "practice" punnet square problems?

    August 28, 2010, 1:15 am
    Any websites or suggestions or, can you type me some punnet square questions?

  10. More People Get DNA Tested for Cancer

    August 26, 2010, 11:21 pm
    More and more people are having genetic testing done including one retiree who lives in Botetourt County. News 7 caught up with Alvin Thacker on the golf ...

  11. ID cards soon for sickle cell patients

    August 25, 2010, 11:08 pm
    SICKLE cell patients in Bahrain will soon have special identity cards to help them get preferential treatment at health centres, it was announced yesterday.

  12. Gaucher's disease: Symptoms and treatments

    August 24, 2010, 9:34 pm
    Gaucher's disease has a genetic link. The Mayo Clinic reports that the disorder gets passed along via an autosomal recessive inheritance pattern. ...