PGI Child Health Noida approved to add six in-house genetic tests, including Fragile X, cystic fibrosis mutation and Factor V Leiden, improving access and diagnosis.
Diagnosis of pediatric genetic diseases will now be easier at the Post Graduate Institute of Child Health (PGICH) in Noida. The institute's Department of Medical Genetics has received approval to introduce six new genetic tests. Sample collection for these tests will begin soon. This will reduce patients' dependence on other institutions or outside laboratories for genetic testing.
The new tests approved include tests for Fragile X Syndrome, the…