People in south India have darker skin as reflected in the higher mean melanin index of 48 compared with those in north India, who have a mean melanin index of 39. The population in east and west India has an intermediate skin colour with a mean melanin index value of 41. A study of nearly … Continue reading CDFD researchers find common genetic variants for skin colour in Indians
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Screening newborns for two metabolic disorders takes off
Published in The Hindu on March 20, 2008 After much delay, the screening of one lakh newborn babies over a three-year period for two inborn errors of metabolism — hypothyroidism and adrenal hyperplasia — will start soon. The screening will take place in Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Hyderabad, and each city will screen 20,000 … Continue reading Screening newborns for two metabolic disorders takes off
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