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Dasman Institute: scientific team paves the way genetically for polycystic kidney disease

the team director Dr. Hamad Yaseen
the team director Dr. Hamad Yaseen
KUWAIT, Nov 1 (KUNA) -- The Dasman Diabetes Institute announced on Tuesday that a scientific team was able to draw the genetic map of polycystic kidney disease in Kuwait after years of work with the participation of scientists and specialists from Kuwait University and the support of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences.
In a statement, the team director Dr. Hamad Yaseen said that the study was published in Clinical Kidney Journey magazine, one of the well-known magazines that specializes in kidney and Urinary tract diseases.
He added that the study included 126 patients diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney disease, examined thoroughly with latest technologies to break the genetic chain in the labs of Dasman Diabetic Institute.
He noted that 29 genetic mutations that cause the disease have been identified, including 20 that are discovered for the first time, as well as an uncommon gene that causes the disease, IFT140, in which the symptoms of the disease are inherited.
He pointed out that the study showed a relationship between the nature of the genetic mutation and the degree of severity and nature of symptoms, which enables doctors to predict the course of the disease, promote and direct therapeutic intervention. (end) mrv.bb