Jammu, Sep 25 (UNI) As many as 35 families were screened and 70 samples were obtained on Saturday during a free genetic counselling-cum-awareness camp on Thalassemia and Rare Genetic Diseases organised at the Genetic Laboratory and Thalassemia Unit of SMGS Hospital, GMC Jammu, in collaboration with the University of Jammu. The camp was organised under the Mission Programme in Pediatrics Rare Diseases, a research project funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, New Delhi with an objective of strengthening awareness about genetic counselling, early identification and appropriate laboratory evaluation of individuals and families affected by Thalassemia and…
