Medical articles of Genetic disorders

Prenatal testing plays a key role in monitoring the health of both the mother and the baby throughout pregnancy, ensuring that any potential complications are identified early on. This article underli...

Genetic disorders are conditions caused by abnormalities in a person’s DNA that often arise when both parents carry a mutation in the same gene. While many people carry genes linked to certain disorde...

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), or brittle bone disease, is a genetic disorder in children that causes fragile bones, making them susceptible to fractures with minimal trauma.

Genetic screening is designed to give reassurance to those hoping to have a child. Unlike genetic testing, genetic screening is done 'blind' and without any indication of a potential genetic disorder ...

Luxturna is a recently developed gene therapy that has the ability to revert vision loss caused by mutations to the RPE64 gene. It's the first of a new generation of treatments for sight impairments a...

Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of February every year, with the goal of raising awareness of rare diseases. Dr Irving is a clinical geneticist with a specialist interest in skeletal dysp...

Dr Melita Irving is a clinical geneticist. Here, she explains to Top Doctors what she does & which type of patients she is able to help.