Dr. K Thangaraj

The next generation of basic and translational researchers need to align with the paradigm of patient focused drug development (PFDD). Practice of consanguinity and endogamy are the primary cause for large number of rare genetic disorders in India /South Asia. Population-based genetic studies would help in identifying a genetic cause and support evidence for family counseling. The genetic diversity of the Indian population may hold the key to developing therapies for many rare diseases