Message from the Director

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Wajid

Pakistan has traditional culture of thousands  years. People has cast system and prefer to marriage in cast. consanguineous marriages arise multiple health issues including unusual high number of genetic mutations which leads to disabilities in children. According to genetic mutation reports of Pakistan in 2017, more than 1,000 mutations have been reported in 130 different kinds of genetic disorders in Pakistan. Therefore, this lab aimed to report novel mutations in skin, skeleton, neural, Muscular and eye genetic disorders. We also aimed for the genetic Counseling of  affected  families to manage the disorders and measures to prevent in the future.