TNPSC Thervupettagam

People with orphan diseases

September 13 , 2023 313 days 335 0
  • Global numbers indicate that there are around 7,000 rare diseases affecting 300 million people.
  • By extrapolation, India should have 70 million cases.
  • Yet hospitals in India have so far reported less than 500 of these diseases.
  • There is not enough epidemiological data on the communities in which these rare diseases occur.
  • Sophisticated clinical genomics tools are often needed to confirm these disorders.
  • Diseases prevailing in our countries include cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, lysosomal storage disorders, sickle-cell anaemia, etc.

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