Wanna know more about Inheriting Genetic Conditions

If you wanna know more about inheriting genetic conditions, please visit this informatory website. For quick reference here are few questions that might come to your mind immediately: What does it mean if a disorder seems to run in my family? Why is it important to know my family medical history? What are the different [...]

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How severe Krabbe is?

Krabbe is a very serious disorder from the fact that in the very early stages it can’t be diagnosed. And when it is diagnosed it is generally very late to get any cure for it. Krabbe is generally not identified initially as the infant remains very normal in its behaviour and growth pattern. Then suddenly [...]

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What is Krabbe – Leukodystrophy ?

Krabbe disease also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy or galactosylceramide lipidosis, is a rare (occurs in about 1 in 100,000–200,000 births), fatal inherited degenerative disorder that affects the nervous system.  It is characterized by the presence of globoid cells (cells that have more than one nucleus).  Krabbé disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called [...]

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Spread Awareness about Krabbe

Please spread the awareness about this devastating disease.  I will keep writing about it on this blog.  For now to learn more about this, you might have to do some Googling….  Search for Krabbe or leukodystrophy and you will find lot of stuff about it.  But frankly speaking there is so much matter available but [...]

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