ReviewOrphanet journal of rare diseases2021
Genetic counseling in the context of Bangladesh: current scenario, challenges, and a framework for genetic service implementation.
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- A machine-learning capillary electrophoresis-based pattern to identify suspected sickle cell trait and α-thalassemia co-inheritance.Advances in laboratory medicine · 2026Article
- Regulations Governing Sex Selection in Bangladesh: Implications of Islamic Law and Ethics.Asian bioethics review · 2026Article
- Exploring the phenotypic and genotypic spectrum of spinal muscular atrophy in Bangladeshi children.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Association of KCNJ11 rs5219 polymorphism with risk of type 2 diabetes and its cardiovascular and renal complications in Noakhali, Bangladesh.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- A scoping review of the development of genetic counseling practices in Asia.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Barriers to the Management of Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Review
- Knowledge and attitudes about rare genetic diseases among practitioners of oral medicine/pathology in Brazil: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Article
- Urgent call for compulsory premarital screening: a crucial step towards thalassemia prevention in Bangladesh.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Article
- Current Status of Newborn Bloodspot Screening Worldwide 2024: A Comprehensive Review of Recent Activities (2020-2023).International journal of neonatal screening · 2024Review
- Identifying the current status and future needs of clinical, educational, and laboratory genetics services in Pakistan: a web-based panel discussion.Journal of community genetics · 2023Article
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
With the advancements in genetics and genomics in the twenty-first century, genetic services have become an integral part of medical practices in high-income and upper-middle-income countries. However, people living in low and lower-middle-income countries (LICs and LIMCs), including Bangladesh, are rather underprivileged in receiving genetic services. Consequently, genetic disorders are emerging as a significant public health concern in these countries. Lack of expertise, high expense, the dearth of epidemiological data, insufficiently updated medical education system, poor infrastructure, and the absence of comprehensive health policies are the main factors causing people living in these countries not having access to genetic services. In this article, the authors took benefit from their professional experience of practicing medical genetics in the area and reviewed existing literature to provide their opinions. Particularly, it reviews the current knowledge of genetic disorders' burden and their causative factors in Bangladesh. It focuses on why providing genetic services is challenging in the context of the country's cultural and religious sentiment. Finally, it proposes a physician-academician collaborative framework within the existing facility that aims to tackle the challenges. Such a framework could also be useful for other LICs and LMICs to address the challenges associated with providing genetic services.
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