Hereditary disease and its control.

Hereditary disease and its control.

Waren Tay was born in 1843; he qualified in medicine at the London Hospital and was appointed to it as a surgeon. He was also on the staff of the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital at Moorfields and City Road, and the North East Hospital for Children, which became Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hackney Road. A versatile man, he was also dermatologist to the Hospital for Diseases of the Skin. In 1881 h...

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Hereditary Disease

The inheritance of disease is one of the most mysterious and deplorable conditions of humanity. Any suggestions that may tend to throw light on the laws which regulate the development of hereditary diseases, with a view to their prevention or alleviation, cannot fail to interest not only the physician or philosopher, but all mankind; for how few of us can boast of an ancestry entirely free from...

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In this article the major genetic disorders and the modes of their transmission is discussed. We have also briefly mentioned the modalities by which many of the genetic diseases can be detected before birth. The genetic counselling is helpful in many ways in order to advise the parents for keeping the fetus or terminating the pregnancy. The physician can reduce the anxiety of the parents, but t...