Following are the important points which should be considered by the every medical practitioner. 1. For Taking a Family History: (i) If a person is seeking medical advice about a specific problem, ask specifically whether relatives have a similar problem. (ii) When asking about brothers and sisters, inquire whether there was ever a sibling who has died, some people will [...]
In this article we will discuss about the different strategies foe gene therapy. The term gene therapy is a broad one: it encompasses many different strategies, all of which are designed to overcome or alleviate disease by a procedure in which genes, gene segments or oligonucleotides are introduced into the cells of an affected individual. The genetic material may be [...]
In this article we will discuss about the evolution of exon structure. Average cellular gene is vertebrates contains about eight exons and detail analysis of human gene has yielded a classification scheme for exons according to their transcriptional or translational boundaries. According to this scheme there are 12 different categories which are: (i) 5' terminal un-translated exons. (ii) 3' terminal [...]