Research and Treatment of Genetic Diseases Center

Center objectives:

 Study and record the genetic diseases prevalent among Egyptians and the continuation of the related diagnostic and therapeutic service for patients and their families.

 Searching for new diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive methods of genetic diseases.

 Conducting research on the epidemiology of genetic diseases as it appears among the Egyptians, comparing them with neighboring countries and the population of different peoples, and focusing preventive services on groups sensitive to the field of genetic diseases.

 Preparing and training the different levels of workers in these fields, including faculty members, researchers and technicians in the field of genetics studies and research, diagnosis and treatment of various genetic diseases.

 Providing a climate to create a team of eminent persons in planning to conduct sensitive and applied genetic research and preparing a generation of researchers in various genetic disciplines while opening the field of study for Egyptian students and students of Arab and African countries.

 Supervising the publication and documentation of research and studies in the fields of genetic diseases. Organizing training courses for researchers and workers, and arranging for international conferences in the field of genetics in Egypt, Arab and African countries and various countries of the world, after obtaining the necessary approvals.

 Strengthening the links between the center and the medical genetic services projects within the framework of Egyptian cultural cooperation with various countries of the world, as well as the World Health Organization.

Center's achievements:

Training courses

 Genetic diagnosis and diagnosis of disabilities for non-specialists

 Study of genetic diseases and congenital anomalies among Egyptians and how to prevent them

 Metabolic Diseases in Newborns and Children - Diagnosis and Treatment

 Training courses in the principles of language

 A training course in the field of genetic analysis

 A course entitled: Metabolic Diseases in Newborns and Children, Diagnosis and Treatment in cooperation with the Egyptian Society for Genetic Diseases and the Egyptian Scientific Society for Congenital Anomalies

 A course entitled: Study of congenital anomalies for Egyptians and how to prevent them in cooperation with the Egyptian Society for Genetic Diseases and the Egyptian Scientific Society for Congenital Anomalies

 A course entitled: Diagnosis, prevention and methods of treating genetic diseases in cooperation with the Egyptian Society of Genetic Diseases and the Egyptian Scientific Society of Congenital Anomalies.

 Organizing a course entitled:: Genetic diseases and congenital anomalies among Egyptians and how to prevent them

Seminars

 Two seminars organized by Prof. Dr. Tawhida Yassin Unit (Pediatric Liver Unit) Speaker Prof. Dr. Tawhida Yassin Abdel Ghaffar.

 Seminar on Genetic Diseases Speaker Prof. Rabah Shawky.

 Seminar on genetic testing, speaker Dr. Tariq Mustafa.

 In cooperation with the Society of Friends of Genetics Patients, a number (2) symposium entitled International Day of Awareness of Muscular Dystrophy Disease lecturers Dr. Rabah Shawky, Dr. Heba Hassan and others

 In cooperation with the Down Syndrome Dream Association and the Center for Research and Treatment of Genetic Diseases, a symposium entitled What is New in Down Syndrome Lecturers Dr. Hesham Ahmed Abdullah and others

Agreements and protocols

 Cooperation Protocol of "genetics clinics" between the center and genetics clinics at the Ministry of Health for one year.

 Cooperation Protocol for "special nutrition for children" between the center and the Institute of Food Technology for a year.