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TAKE THESE TESTS WITHOUT PARENTS
Assoc. Doctor noting that there are more than 7 thousand gene diseases, said, “We can detect all genetic diseases with the tests we do for expectant parents”.
Medical genetics can provide patients and physicians with a much more sensitive way to diagnose, treat, and follow-up diseases. Turkey Medicals Group Medical Genetics Specialist Assoc. Doctor said: “Genetic tests are currently used in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of many diseases. Thanks to developments in the field of genetics, many diseases that were previously undiagnosed can be easily diagnosed. For example; abnormal findings detected with ultrasound in the screening test or an increased risk during pregnancy, during infancy and childhood, growth retardation, cognitive (intelligence) retardation, seizure, often being sick, the findings of autism in the family of any individual person or multiple cancer at an early age in a history of cancer, Nov diseases, metabolic disorders such as whether it is due to genetic cause of many different diseases can understand. If the cause is determined, specific treatment for this disease can be given, and recurrence of this disease in subsequent pregnancies can also be prevented.”
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BLOCKING THE PASSAGE
Assoc., who emphasizes that there is a great benefit in having a genetic test especially before marriage or pregnancy, if it is not possible before marriage or pregnancy, some diseases should definitely be screened during pregnancy. Doctor “It can be guaranteed before pregnancy that a known genetic disease will not be passed on to the children of the family. For couples who apply during pregnancy, prenatal (during pregnancy) genetic testing can also be performed to determine whether the baby is affected or not. In recent scientific studies; almost everyone is a carrier for at least 2 genetic disease related to all couples, whether or not held, if possible, consult a medical specialist during late pregnancy or planning a pregnancy it is very important that necessarily,” he said.
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PARENTS PAY ATTENTION TO PROSPECTIVE PARENTS
Thalassemia (familial Mediterranean anaemia), cystic fibrosis, SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy), Fragile X, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is Nov disease, developmental delay, neurological problems, and beginning with biotinidase deficiency, which leads to a decrease in the strength of Nov Phenylketonuria and screening of common diseases needs to be done. Assoc. stating that these diseases can be easily prevented from passing to the next generations when genetic screening is performed before pregnancy and any genetic diseases are detected. Dr. “With genetic tests, thousands of genes can be tested at the same time and almost all the carriers that can exist in a person can be found out,” was said.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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