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Gene Card: A Personalized Guide to Genetic Counselling for Low Resource Countries

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Anjali Aryamvally, Anwayee Das, Kriti Menon, Santhanam Rekha, Suman Jain, et al.

Objectives: Even with today’s widespread reach of healthcare technology, a large number of children are affected with genetic diseases that could be prevented with proper healthcare interventions. High statistics show that the awareness and information needed for preventing the next generation from inheriting these diseases is lacking. One reason for this situation is the insufficient number of trained genetic counselors around the globe. This calls for alternative platforms to convey personalized
genetic information to the people concerned.
Method: Genetic testing was done for individuals from Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA)-affected families and the data was compiled to make “Gene Cards” which was then used for genetic counseling. The gene cards proposed in th... view more»

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