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IndiaPosted at: Oct 7 2020 9:11PM


Pompe patient becomes first Indian to deliver healthy baby

New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) A 24-year-old woman, suffering from a rare, genetic fatal disorder called Pompe disease, has become the first Indian to deliver a healthy baby at the Amrita Hospitals in Kochi.
According to Dr Sheela Nampoothiri, Head of Paediatric Genetics, Amrita Hospital, ''This is the first recorded case of a Pompe patient in India, who underwent the entire cycle of pregnancy to deliver a healthy baby.
''This case is a testimony that patients diagnosed with rare diseases like Pompe can lead a near normal life, if they are put on life-saving treatment early,'' said Dr Nampoothiri in a statement issued here on Wednesday.
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