In the year 2005 the lab of Prof. Dr. Raheel Qamar, T.I. started working on Ophthalmogenetics of Pakistani patients with emphasis on the screening of monogenic and multifactorial eye diseases. Since then the lab has been conducting genetic analysis of non-syndromic and syndromic retinal dystrophies, glaucoma, age related macular degeneration, keratoconus and diabetic retinopathy in Pakistani patients.
Read MoreChohan, S., Holford, P., Beattie, A., Ahmad I., Ullah, F. and Qamar, R. Introduction – Citrus decline: Citrus decline has been recognised in Pakistan for decades and adversely affects the general health of plants. The problem is widespread and is variously attributed to edaphic factors such as heavy clay soils, high water tables and inadequate drainage,
Read MoreProf. Dr. Shahid Nadeem ChohanProf. Dr. Raheel Qamar Introduction – Curiosity is an exciting part of human psyche. We are curious about our surroundings as well as ourselves. We want to know what, how and why things are as they are and how can we either use them as such or change them to our advantage.
Read MoreOrigin and spread among birds. The Bird Flu virus was first identified in Italy in the 1900s and has subsequently been shown to be endemic worldwide in the bird populations. The birds carry the virus in their intestines and these infected birds then shed the virus in their saliva, nasal secretions and feces. Unaffected birds
Read MoreBefore the introduction of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique the traditional techniques of Molecular Biology that were being used for the identification and characterization of DNA fragments, were quite cumbersome and required considerable skill for the successful execution of an experiment. This is particularly true in cases where a high level of specificity and
Read MoreThe Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique has had a significant impact in the field of medical genetics, it not only allows a qualitative analysis of pathogenic organisms, but also is an excellent tool to determine the viral or bacterial load of a patient. Besides this the genotype of an organism can also be determined reliably
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