To address the issue of inherited diseases, Abu Dhabi's Department of Health has announced a mandatory genetic testing ...

In a move to combat hereditary diseases, the UAE has mandated genetic testing for all Emirati couples in Abu Dhabi. Notably, ...

The genetic condition is estimated to affect about 100,000 people in the United States ... The severity of these rarer types of sickle cell disease varies. — Hemoglobin S–beta-thalassemia: When ...

Abu Dhabi's Department of Health is making premarital genetic testing compulsory for UAE couples. This testing will help ...

It's been almost a year since the Food and Drug Administration approved the first genetic treatments for sickle cell disease.

This collaboration aims to enhance access to advanced care for adult and pediatric patients with blood cancer, genetic diseases, autoimmune diseases, and others ...

With just a blood test or cheek swab, some 40,000 married couples over the next three years will be able to find out for free ...

Genetic variability and sex-specific differences may play a role in sickle cell ... Hb SC) genotype, 7 had hemoglobin S beta ...

Conditions such as alpha thalassemia major, where the fetus cannot produce adequate red blood cells ... Amniocentesis: A ...

To be eligible, at least one partner needs to be a Singapore citizen or permanent resident. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Screenings can be conducted before or during pregnancy and couples may be referred to the programme during obstetric visits ...