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Disorders with Complex Inheritance in India: Frequency and Genetic/Environmental Interactions

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Due to the remarkable successes in recent years in the implementation of the immunization program and in the provision of primary health care, India is passing through an epidemiologic transition. It is burdened with not only numerous infectious and nutritional problems, but also with a large number of non-communicable disorders (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 1994). The non-communicable disorders comprise genetic diseases, cardiovascular disorders, diabetes mellitus, mental illnesses, mental retardation and cancer, all of which have a significant genetic component. Figure 1 depicts the estimated and projected mortality rates for major causes of death in India for 1985, 2000, and 2015. The expected reduction in the number of cases of infectious diseases and the doubling in the number of subjects with cardiovascular disorders and cancer are immediately apparent.

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Verma, I.C. (1996). Disorders with Complex Inheritance in India: Frequency and Genetic/Environmental Interactions. In: Berg, K., Boulyjenkov, V., Christen, Y. (eds) Genetic Approaches to Noncommunicable Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61028-8_13

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