The medical application of genetics is integral to the improvement of human health. Each year, about 6% of the world-wide total births are children born with birth defects that can be lethal or can cause a life-long disability. Since 70% of birth defects can be prevented or their toll reduced, the SMGC was established in Qatar, to provide medical genetics and educational services and to harbor an active research enterprise.
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The medical application of genetics is integral to the improvement of human health. Each year, about 6% of the world-wide total births are children born with birth defects that can be lethal and for those who survive, can cause a life-long disability. Up to 70% of birth defects can be either prevented, or the severity of the ensuing disability can be reduced. The Shafallah Medical Genetics Center is a state-of-the art center that provides high quality medical genetics services, as well as professional and community-based educational services and harbors an active genetic research enterprise. The Shafallah Medical Genetics Center is a national independent provider of genetic services and a model for comprehensive and integrated genetic health-care services in the Middle East and the world.
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