cause birth defects in the reproductive organs
A recent and in-depth medical study conducted by a Saudi team at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh was able to identify 29 genetic mutations that cause birth defects in the reproductive organs in 9 different genes, half of which are genetic mutations that were not previously described.
The research team explained, according to the Saudi Press Agency, that the number of genetic mutations described in this research study is the largest of a single medical center in the Middle East, and that its genetic causes were not addressed with such accuracy before.
The study was conducted by a medical and research team consisting of Dr. Ali Al-Zahrani, the lead researcher for this study, the consultant endocrinology and metabolism, the executive director of the Research Center, the researcher Mashael Al-Swailem, and the consultants of pediatric endocrinology and metabolism at the hospital, Dr. Afaf Al-Sagheer, Dr. Ohood Al-Zahrani and Dr. Bassam Abbas.
Dr. Bassam Abbas, a member of the research team and a consultant in pediatric endocrinology and metabolism at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, indicated that the recent research study published in the Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology allows identifying the genetic defect in the reproductive system of the newborn child affected by this. Birth defect and gives the medical team the ability to identify the genetic cause of these birth defects of incomplete genitalia immediately after birth, thus avoiding the child and his family from its social consequences and painful psychological repercussions.
He added that finding the genetic causes of these birth defects of the reproductive system will contribute to the early detection of these diseases and the possibility of avoiding them in the next pregnancy and speeding up early medical and surgical treatment for them.
He pointed out that the congenital defects of these organs may be similar by looking at them externally, but their genetic causes may be different, and that accurately identifying the genetic cause helps in some cases in determining the future identity of this child, whether male or female, and this study and others establish a database for the defect The most frequent and frequent genes in society, making it easier for medical staff specialized in this field to go directly to detect these genes and not others.
He explained that the psychological and social future of children with congenital defects of the genitals depends on many factors, including the time of detection of the problem, and that the earlier the detection, the earlier the therapeutic intervention, which reduces the psychological impact of the patient and vice versa, meaning that the patient''s psyche will undoubtedly be affected if the detection and treatment is late. Pointing out the importance of expediting the referral of the patient suffering from these diseases to a surgical and medical specialist.
