Ann Clin Diabetes Endocrinol | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Short Communication | Open Access
Ayaz Ahmad1* and Asma Saeed2
1Department of Biology, Government Degree College, Pakistan
2Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biological Sciences, Gomal University, Pakistan
*Correspondance to: Ayaz Ahmad
Fulltext PDFThe challenges of hereditary diseases trouble in the population calls for the progress of anticipation programs. But the implementations of different means require the information about types and prevalence of hereditary diseases and family system in population. These goals can be achieved through perceptive of the determinants of human population and genetic structure that is mainly determined by the different marriage lines. This study focuses on awareness about genetic diseases in the general population of Tuman Leghari resident in district DG Khan, Punjab, Pakistan because of its exclusive geographical position and population arrangement. During data collection, 406 families were approached indiscriminately to study the effects of inbreeding. Ethnically the highest positive response was found in Saraiki (other than Baloch) 47.30% than Leghari (32.26%) or Khosa (20.44%). The Saraiki other than Baloch, Khosa and Leghari families were 47.30%, 32.26%, and 20.44% respectively. In case of data on number of children in Leghari, Khosa and Saraiki other than Baloch in thalassemia were highly significant in chi test. Awareness about albino, thalassemia and behavior of parents, relatives, society toward Thalassemics were found statistically significant.
Hereditary disorders; Albino; Thalassemia
Ahmad A, Saeed A. A Study of Awareness about Albino and Thalassemia Affected Families Resident in Tuman Leghari District Dera Ghazi Khan. Ann Clin Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018; 1(1): 1005.