Organization for Rare Diseases India (ORDI) and Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) have exchanged the MOU. TIGS Director Dr.Rakesh Sharma and ORDI’s CO-founder & Executive Directr Mr.Prasanna Shirol,...
Of all cases of rare diseases across the globe, around one-third occur in India. Yet, these diseases—‘rare’ because they affect a relatively small number of people—are hardly given attention in...
Since the diagnosis, on an average, the parents have been spending close to ₹50,000 every month and Palaash has now been advised to undergo surgery that will cost close to ₹20 lakh....
With no domestic manufacturers developing drugs for people ailing with rare genetic diseases in India which is home to 8 crore such patients, the Government is working on a strategy...
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The levels of BNIP3, a protein implicated in muscle fiber atrophy and increased autophagy — two features of late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) — are increased in muscle samples from LOPD patients relative...
A 21-year-old fighting battle with a rare genetic disease calls for an inclusive infrastructure in schools and colleges for the disabled. Access to education for disabled students has become challenging....
Kochi: Preethu Jayaprakash, 28, who became a Chartered Accountant by fighting the permanent disability arising out of the rare genetic disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), finally succumbed to her injuries...
