genetic disorders

To learn more about this condition, we explore everything there is to know, including the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.

All Canadian and American babies are now screened for cystic fibrosis, but for those born before the testing was possible, here are the most common signs and symptoms of cystic fibrosis.

Rett syndrome is a severe genetic disorder that affects the way the brain develops, causing progressive disability of the muscles. It almost exclusively affects females and occurs in an estimated 1 in 12,000 girls born each year. Due to its rarity, the condition may be challenging to identify early on in a child’s life, as […]

Family bonds can be very strong, so strong that several genetic disorders, or conditions, are common in children through their parents or grandparents where diseases can directly be traced back through ancestry or ethnicity.  For example, sickle cell anemia is one common genetic disorder that mainly affects  individuals of African or Mediterranean descent. So whether […]