Dr. Namitha Kumar's Profile

MA, PhD

Dr. Namitha Kumar

Namitha A Kumar has a PhD in psychology from the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) focusing on the cognitive aspects of disability. She works in the field of rare, genetic disorders and currently, develops all the medical content for the Open Platform for Rare Diseases (OPFORD).

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Monogenic Forms of Diabetes

Monogenic Forms of Diabetes

The most common types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2 are polygenic meaning developing from multiple genes.

Disease & Condition
Dysarthria

Dysarthria

Dysarthria is a condition characterized by speech difficulty due to poor or weak speech muscle control.

Disease & Condition
Fahr´s Syndrome

Fahr´s Syndrome

Fahr''s syndrome is a rare, neurological disorder first described by Karl Theodor Fahr, a German neurologist in 1930.

Disease & Condition
Head and Neck Cancers

Head and Neck Cancers

Head and neck cancers usually occur in the squamous cells lining the moist, mucosal surfaces inside the head and neck.

Cancer
Thalassemia

Thalassemia

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder passed on through parental genes causing the body to produce abnormal hemoglobin.

Disease & Condition