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Sunday, November 29 - 2009

Qatar worries rise in genetic disorders

  • Qatar: Saturday, June 28 - 2008 at 11:40

A study has shown that one in every 625 newborn in Qatar is diagnosed with congenital metabolic diseases - a rate much higher than the rest of the world, The Peninsula has reported. One of the major factors behind this high prevalence is being attributed to inherited metabolic diseases. Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) and pre-natal screening is now in place in Qatar to put a check on the disease.

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