Tehran Times For the first time in Iran, the next-generation sequencing (NGS) in pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) testing is being used at the Avicenna Specialized Center for Infertility, Mehr reported on Thursday. The method prevents genetic disorders and can be used in families suffering from genetic diseases and disabilities, genetic ...

MNA Irans Health Ministry has aimed to decrease genetic diseases across the country by 50 percent based on a 5-year plan, said head of Non-communicable diseases committee of the ministry. Special screening programs for different genetic diseases, including chromosomal diseases and genetic abnormalities, are being implemented across the country ...