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Scientists find why a debilitating genetic disorder affects only Eurasians

According to Ashwin Dalal, a medical geneticist at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, the institute diagnoses one case of FRDA every month on average — and almost all of these individuals come from consanguineous marriages

· 8/16/2026, 2:21:37 PM· 2 min read
Scientists find why a debilitating genetic disorder affects only Eurasians
According to Ashwin Dalal, a medical geneticist at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, the institute diagnoses one case of FRDA every month on average — and almost all of these individuals come from consanguineous marriages
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