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Dr. Namitha Kumar's Profile
MA, PhD
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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Dysarthria
Dysarthria is a condition characterized by speech difficulty due to poor or weak speech muscle control.
Fahr´s Syndrome
Fahr''s syndrome is a rare, neurological disorder first described by Karl Theodor Fahr, a German neurologist in 1930.
Head and Neck Cancers
Head and neck cancers usually occur in the squamous cells lining the moist, mucosal surfaces inside the head and neck.
Thalassemia
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder passed on through parental genes causing the body to produce abnormal hemoglobin.
Diamond Blackfan Anemia
Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA) is a rare blood disorder first described in 1938 by two doctors at the Boston Children’s Hospital, Kenneth Blackfan and Louis Diamond.
