Paediatric Rare Genetic Disorders lab opens at CDFD

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the ‘Paediatric Rare Genetic Disorders’ lab at the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics.

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The Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) is an autonomous organization funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

The lab will be multi-faceted as the services provided will include genome sequencing, identifying of causal genetic variations, generation of animal models, telemedicine and creation of a database on the disease-associated genetic variants in the Indian population.