Genetica Principe de Asturias Hospital serves 1200
Genetica Principe de Asturias Hospital serves 1,200 patients in 2 years.
Alcal? de Henares, June 28 .- The unit of Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counseling Hospital Principe de Asturias de Alcala de Henares has served in his two years in operation more than 1,200 patients.
This unit, as reported by the Centre, is responsible for the treatment of patients with genetic problems, suspected genetic predisposition to cancer, hereditary neurological diseases and disorders of lipid metabolism.
A significant, buy darkfall gold, percentage of its activity, about 360 new patients, corresponded to patients with genetic problems, of which half had a suspected genetic predisposition to cancer.
Also treated in this unit, reporting to the Internal Medicine department of the clinic, patients with hereditary neurological diseases that have been a 20 per cent of patients in these two years, and those with genetic and hereditary problems varied, aika gold, They are classified among the so-called rare diseases.
In these cases, explained the head of this unit, Dr. Juan de Dios Garcia, is essential to achieve a correct diagnosis and to this end, in addition to a thorough analysis of the clinical picture of the client or their relatives, are the most effective tools elaboration of the family tree and molecular studies of DNA.
"There is still no definitive treatment for most of these diseases, but its diagnosis can avoid useless or annoying other studies and facilitates genetic counseling or advice," added the doctor.
This advice has pointed out, it is imperative for patients and their families to understand the nature of your problem and help them make decisions, so as to establish specific guidelines for prevention.
About 9 percent of the overall activity of the consultation has corresponded to patients with dermatological disorders of genetic origin.
Another significant activity of the Clinical Genetics unit is the study and treatment of disorders of lipid metabolism, most genetic origin, for which he served more than 850 patients. 1005440