Rare Disease Show: Episode 7: Understanding Fanconi Anemia with Dr Rajendra Pol - Video
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Overview
Medical Dialogues presents a rare disease series, delving into the realm of uncommon medical conditions. Rare diseases are medical conditions that affect only a small percentage of the population. Throughout this series, we'll discuss these rare diseases in various episodes, with medical experts providing clear explanations and insights.
Rare Disease Show Episode 7 will cover Fanconi Anemia.
Fanconi anemia is the most common cause of inherited bone marrow failure due to a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder involving all 3 blood cell lines in which homozygous or heterozygous mutations result in pathogenic alleles. These genetic mutations of Fanconi anemia genes cause an accruement of chromosomal damage due to the cell's inability to conduct repairs. resulting in genomic instability, subsequent pancytopenia, and an increased susceptibility to cytotoxic agents, ultraviolet radiation, spontaneous deformation, and predisposition to malignancies.
In this episode, Dr Rajendra Pol, a Hematologist from Baner, Pune, shares his insights by addressing questions asked by the Medical Dialogues team
1. What is Fanconi Anemia highlighting its primary characteristics and why is this a rare disease?
2. What causes Fanconi Anemia, and how is it genetically inherited?
3. What are the common signs and symptoms that indicate a patient may have Fanconi Anemia?
4. How is Fanconi Anemia typically diagnosed, and what tests are used to confirm the diagnosis?
5. What are the common hematologic complications associated with Fanconi Anemia?
6. How does Fanconi Anemia affect the bone marrow, and what impact does this have on blood cell production?
7. What treatment options are available for managing the symptoms and complications of Fanconi Anemia?
8. What are the key considerations for prenatal or preimplantation genetic testing for families with a history of Fanconi Anemia?
9. How does Fanconi Anemia affect other organs and systems in the body, and how are these complications managed?
10. What are the potential long-term outcomes for patients with Fanconi Anemia?
Speakers
Dr. Nandita Mohan
BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)
Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751
Dr Rajendra Pol (MBBS, MD (Medicine), MRCP Medicine, FRCPATH (Haematology), BSBMT) is a Consultant Heamatologist at Manipal Hospitals, Baner, Pune. He has over 12 years of experience in the field of Haematology. He is an expert in interpreting Bone marrow Biopsies and correlating with MRD and molecular studies pre and post-allogeneic stem cell transplantation. His expertise is in Bone marrow / Haematopoetic stem cell transplantation, He does chemotherapies and has been known to treat a variety of bone marrow cancers like Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Bone marrow failures, etc. Dr Pol over 20 years has done over 5000 autologous transplants, 1000 allogeneic transplants (donors from siblings, unrelated matched, umbilical cord, and haploidentical sources), and 55 CAR-T therapies.