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In the field of Thalassemia Genetics:-
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For the first time in burdwan, Thalassemia gene test was done in our lab
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In 2014, the first normal baby ( not affected with thalassemia) was born from a carrier couple through prenatal gene test.
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In 2017, the second baby was born through the same procedure.
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Discovered 14 different mutations that are responsible for pathological mutations in Bengali popultion.
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Dicovered novel mutation IVSI-129 (A>C) for Thlassemia Major (HbVar ID 2946), and novel hemoglobin – “Hb Midnapore [CD 53 (C>T)]’ and included in the world HbVar Database
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