India carries a significant share of the global burden of sickle cell anaemia with millions of people either affected by SCD ...

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a blood disorder that causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped, leading to chronic anemia, severe pain episodes, and life-threatening complications. In India, SCD ...

​​When both parents carry SCT, each child has a 50% chance of inheriting the trait and a 25% chance of developing the disease. This is why genetic counselling must be recognized as an integral part of ...

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Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

For many couples, planning a family begins with conversations about finances, careers, homes, and hopes for the future. Rarely does it begin with a discussion about genes. For thousands of families ...

Cardiac channelopathies, also known as primary electrical heart diseases, are inherited genetic abnormalities of cardiomyocyte electrical behavior. Notable for their absence of structural heart ...