UPR/MSC CURRENT PROJECTS

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Selected Campus Projects Relevant to Women's Health

Hereditary Disease Program

The Hereditary Disease Program (HDP) of the School of Medicine is a special multidisciplinary clinical unit which provides screening, diagnostic, and comprehensive services, conducts multiple educational activities and clinical and epidemiologic studies on genetic diseases common among Puerto Ricans. Its goal is to reduce the prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of hereditary diseases that affect relatively large segments of the population. The Hereditary Disease Program specialized services include the Newborn Screening Program (for hemoglobinopathies, hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria, muscular dystrophy and HIV seroprevalence), the Pediatric Comprehensive Hemophilia Program, the Sickle Cell Treatment Program, and the Primary Genetics Program. The program has made a significant impact on the delivery of quality health care to patients with genetic diseases and has helped to advance education and research on genetics in Puerto Rico during the past ten years.