Speaking during an interview with
Speaking during an interview with PANA on the sidelines of a conference on the role of genetics in reducing risk of disability, he said that statistics in the centers for the disabled shows that the overwhelming majority of disabilities are due to hereditary origins of social bonds and traditions of Libyan society based on tribal and clan system..
Dr. Sharif has said that thanks to new technology and medical discoveries, inherited diseases can be cured through treatment of the cause discomfort and disability prevention through the identification of genes implicated.
Dr. Sheriff said that although genetics is an emerging area, particular importance must be given in developing countries given the high costs of supported patients incurable disabilities.
He said that such patients annually costs between 150,000 to 200,000 Libyan dinars (1 U.S. dollar = 1.230) with funds from the Libyan state, the representative of the huge losses that could have been avoided by investing in genetic research.
He said steps have been taken since 2003, as many meetings with several researchers and practitioners, particularly in the central Libyan biological techniques, the center of medical research and the Libyan Association for Persons with Disabilities physics which gave rise to an integrated program for the construction of a center for genetics research at the national level.
Dr. Sharif has called for a comprehensive genetic survey of all Libyans to uncover all risks at an early stage of disease that may be incurred by the individual during his life even more than the costs This technique is not high.
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