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Cri du Chat Syndrome – Human with Cat-like Cry

Written by on January 28, 2010 · 9 Comments
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Cri du chat syndrome is a kind of genetic disorder that occurs when a small part of chromosomal material is missing from a particular region on chromosome 5. Read more »

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Angelman Syndrome – Angel-like Genetic Disorder

Written by on January 15, 2010 · 3 Comments
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Angelman Syndrome is a familiar genetic disorder in Cytogenetics. It is a recognizable syndrome which related to mental retardation and infantile seizures. Read more »

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Down Syndrome | Birth Defect with Trisomy 21

Written by on November 12, 2009 · 58 Comments
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Down syndrome is a common genetic chromosomal syndrome in the world. It is about 1 in 800 liveborns in the population with Down syndrome. Read more »

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XXX Syndrome (Superwoman) | Birth Defect In Cytogenetics

Written by on October 20, 2009 · 3 Comments
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In Cytogenetics, XXX Syndrome is a syndrome where patient possesses one extra X chromosome. It is a Cytogenetics abnormality. Read more »

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My name is Chen. I'm 23 years old. I'm working in University Malaya Medical Centre as Pediatric Oncology research assistant. I took Bachelor of Science Genetics and Molecular Biology in University of Malaya before this. Genetics is my favourite subject since i was 16. I feel very curious on how the formation of a complex organism from a seeming formless zygote. How could a single cell gives rise to many kinds of different cells like muscle cells, brain cells and so on? Hope you all enjoy reading my blog. Thanks Read more »