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Rare diseases: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare inherited muscle disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness and degeneration that leads to difficulties walking and reduces life expectancy. It is a sin..

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All about autism spectrum disorder: Understanding the causes, symptoms, and treatment

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological developmental disorder that affects brain development and function. This affects how people learn, behave, communicate and interact with others, leadi..

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Women in genetics – a celebration of discoveries and contributions made by female scientists

Science has traditionally been a male dominated subject; however, women have also been hard at work in this field for decades. We put together this infographic for International Women's Day to celebr..

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Genetic testing methods – types of tests used for molecular and cytogenetic testing

A genetic test can identify the harmful or pathogenic mutations (variants) that are responsible for causing disease and can provide a diagnosis or assess the risk of developing the disease in the fut..

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What is a genetic test – benefits, limitations & how to choose the right type

A genetic test can identify the harmful or pathogenic mutations (variants) that are responsible for causing disease and can provide a diagnosis or assess the risk of developing the disease in the fut..

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Genetic disorders: monogenic, polygenic and chromosomal disorders

Genetic disorders are diseases caused by changes to an individual’s DNA sequence. Our DNA sequence provides the instructions for making the proteins essential to the human body and a change can mea..

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All about Mendelian Inheritance

Have you ever wondered why some diseases run in families or why everyone in your family has brown eyes? It is due to genetic inheritance or how genetic material is passed from parent to child. The la..

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What is a Rare Disease and what causes it?

Genetic testing can help improve the lives of people and families living with a rare disease. Each rare disease, alone, may be considered "rare" but given that there are >7,000 rare diseases, take..

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Basics of Genetics

Topics covered in this infographic What is genetics? What is DNA? What are genes and chromosomes? What is the human genome? What are genetic variations? ..

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