"Dean Chen, are you sure now that this child has cat meowing syndrome?"

Chen Qi shook his head: "Not sure, so we need to conduct genetic testing again, but the Japanese experts haven't arrived yet, and the engineers from Southern Genetics are still at home for the New Year. Although we have installed the genetic testing equipment, it's a pity that no one can do it.

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Chen Qi is not omnipotent. After all, he was not a genetic engineering major in his previous life. He was okay at getting started in the laboratory, but he was not good at getting started with testing.

After all, this is a high-tech gadget that ordinary people can't play with.

At this time, Ding Tiaoyun puffed up his chest and said:

"Dean Chen, are you looking down on people? Cao Yuchen, Liang Jiameng and I have all been visiting scholars in Xiangjiang. The three of us can complete the genetic test independently."

Associate professors Cao Yuchen and Liang Jiameng also nodded heavily.

The three of them were all transferred from Haidong Medical University. Although many of them were transferred to the research team of Vietnam Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, they fully satisfied their academic pursuits.

But one thing they are very discouraged about is that almost all gene-related diseases were discovered by Dean Chen personally or completed under his personal guidance.

This makes several professors feel a bit like waste, not even comparable to doctors in local hospitals.

Today they finally encountered something that Dean Chen Qi didn't know how to do, so of course they had to show it off.

Chen Qi clapped his hands after hearing this: "After all, he is a professor trained by Haidong Medical University. I have found a treasure. Ha, okay, then let's rely on ourselves and not ask others."

Professor Ding also laughed after hearing this: "Then which pair of chromosomes should we focus on?"

There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in human body cells, including 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes.

The composition of male somatic chromosomes: 22 pairs of autosomes XY. The composition of female somatic chromosomes: 22 pairs of autosomes XX.

Abnormalities in each pair of chromosomes can lead to some disease.

For example, chromosome 1 is related to Gaucher's disease (jaundice or anemia caused by lack of lipase), prostate cancer, glaucoma, Alzheimer's disease and other diseases.

Chromosome 2 is associated with conditions such as congenital tremors, colon cancer, learning disabilities, hearing impairment, or color blindness.

Mutations on chromosome 10 can cause breast cancer, prostate cancer, brain cancer, type 1 diabetes, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease, among others.

Abnormalities in chromosome 21 can cause congenital dementia, which is known as Tang Baobao.

So there are too many articles that can be written about which pair of chromosomes are abnormal. If you understand them all, let alone papers, you can publish several books.

But if you want to find the cause of the disease, it is impossible to check all the chromosomes. This is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also expensive.

Although the Yue Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital makes a lot of money, it also spends a lot of money. It is impossible to independently complete the detection of 23 pairs of chromosomes. It is impossible to spend tens of millions of dollars, not including the labor costs of the researchers.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chen Qi held his chin and thought about which chromosome pair caused the "cat meowing syndrome"? He only remembered that it was a single digit, and it was still

An odd number (who asked him to play with his mobile phone at academic conferences in his previous life)

After all, this disease is so rare that by 2023, only more than 200 cases will be discovered worldwide, and most doctors will never encounter it in their lifetime.

"Let's do this. The three of you will test the 3rd, 5th, and 7th pairs of chromosomes respectively, and try to get the results within a week."

Professor Ding, Associate Professor Cao, and Associate Professor Liang all nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Dean, I promise to complete the task."

Director Xu Anqin and other doctors at the Vietnam Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital can only look at it with envy. Playing with high technology is really not their strong point.

At this time, Wang Xingping said weakly: "Dean Chen, how much does this cost? I only have 5,000 yuan now, which is the best wealth in my family."

For China in 1991, 5,000 yuan was definitely a huge sum of money. It could buy two 21-inch color TV sets.

But for genetic testing work, 5,000 yuan can only be regarded as a living thing. Returning to poverty due to illness is definitely not a joke in an era when medical insurance is not yet universal.

Chen Qi is also a little embarrassed. He is afraid that if he dares to give free treatment today, tomorrow countless patients with rare diseases will flock in and demand free treatment, and the finances of Xiaoyue Yue Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital will be completely ruined.

But if Chen Qi personally pays for help from patients, he is afraid that patients from all over the country will kneel at the door of No. 77 Lu Xun Road and kidnap him morally.

So the money must be collected, but how to collect it depends on the method.

"Comrade Wang Xingping, right? 5,000 yuan is definitely not enough, but I have a suggestion, that is, you sign and agree that your baby will become our experimental subject, and all academic results in the future will be exclusively owned by our Yuezhong Hospital

.If you can agree, I will give you 5,000 yuan to do the test."

Wang Xingping and Feng Meili don't care whether you are academic or not, as long as they can save money.

"Okay, we listen to Dean Chen, so I'll leave it to you."

A week later, the test results came out. It turned out that the baby had a problem with the fifth pair of chromosomes, and "cat meowing syndrome" was officially diagnosed.

When Wang Xingping and Feng Meili heard the news of the diagnosis, they felt as if they were struck by thunder.

"Dean Chen, can my son be saved? Can he be cured?"

Chen Qi took the report with a little regret: "Currently there is no treatment. At most, we can treat the symptoms. For example, if the heart is not good, treat the heart. If there is any lung disease, treat the lung problem. The other is rehabilitation training. But currently in China, there are

This project was not carried out.”

In fact, Chen Qi wants to say that even in a few decades, cat meowing syndrome will still be an incurable disease and there will be no cure.

Feng Meili held her son in her arms and asked, crying, "Dean Chen, is it true that my son can't be raised well?"

Chen Qi could only tell the truth:

"You must be mentally prepared. Even if you live to adulthood, the quality of life will be very poor, but it is a life after all, so treat it well."

On the day the results came out, the Wang family went through the discharge procedures.

About half a year later, when the "Cat Meowing Syndrome" research team of the Vietnam Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital wanted to visit the patient, they learned that the baby was dead.

The parents said that the child died of natural causes, but the neighbors said that the grandfather threw him into the river and drowned, and the body was not taken home...

Chen Qi was silent for a long time after hearing this, feeling extremely heartbroken for this little baby who had just come into the world.

But Chen Qi has no intention of blaming the children's parents. Don't persuade others to be good without suffering others' suffering. If there are patients in the family, every family will have difficulty reciting sutras.

This involves a major medical ethics:

If a patient is terminally ill and there is no possibility of cure, should treatment be continued?

If you don't get treatment, you will see your loved ones in agony, your own conscience will not be able to bear it, and you will be scolded by outsiders as being ruthless and unjust.

If you want to govern, you will go bankrupt, sell your house and take on debt, and in the end you will lose your money and your life, and those who are still alive may not be able to turn over in their lifetime.

In Chen Qi's previous life, he had a college classmate, two brothers, who came from an inland area in their hometown, and their financial situation was not good. Their parents had to support two college students to study, which emptied their wealth.

The two brothers were quite competitive. They both went to university in Haidong Province and stayed in Xihu City to work after graduation. The jobs were pretty good.

Later, the two brothers successfully found their lovers, got married, bought a house, and settled down in Xihu City. Of course, they also took on a lot of mortgage and car loans.

Later, the two filial brothers took their parents to Xihu City for retirement. The family's originally happy life was shattered when the old lady got cancer.

The old lady does not have medical insurance in her hometown, so she has to pay for all treatment expenses herself.

The two brothers contributed money together and emptied their family resources to only collect 500,000, but the money was spent within a few months.

What to do next? Treat or not treat?

If the treatment continues, the medical expenses will be astronomical, which will definitely be beyond the reach of the two brothers.

But the classmate’s parents insisted on treatment and offered to let their son sell the house to help his mother treat the illness.

However, the wife of classmate Chen Qi was unwilling to sell her house. As a result, the originally happy couple had a falling out. The wife moved back to her parents' home. Before leaving, she left this sentence:

"If you want to sell the house, then get divorced!"

Chen Qi's classmate was drunk at the time and asked Chen Qi whether he should be treated or not.

Between the love of his parents and the love of his wife, which one should he choose?

How can Chen Qi answer?

In the end, Chen Qi's classmate chose to sell the house to treat his mother's illness. His wife then officially divorced him, and the originally happy family was broken up.

The situation of my classmate’s brother’s family was exactly the same. The couple also divorced and sold their house and car to help their mother receive medical treatment.

Two years later, my classmate’s mother finally fell ill and passed away.

As for Chen Qi's classmate and his brother, they never recovered until Chen Qi was reborn. The two brothers rented a house for a living and owed a lot of debt. There was no hope in life.

Even my classmate’s brother suffered from depression and even lost his job...
Chapter completed!