The wife of a serving soldier in the army, Dipali Hatkar, has filed a Rs 7 crore lawsuit in a consumer court, alleging medical negligence by MedGenome Labs Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka, and M/S College of American Pathologists. According to Hatkar, her son was born on December 12, 2017, and was later diagnosed with two rare conditions: Ichthyosis and Penoscrotal Hypospadias. In October 2020, a genetic test conducted at a Pune hospital confirmed a NIPAL4 mutation, diagnosing autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis, a severe genetic disorder.

In 2021, Hatkar and her husband planned for a second child but were concerned that the new baby might inherit the same disorder. To address their concerns, they consulted a doctor who recommended prenatal genetic testing (Prenatal Sanger Variant Analysis) and chromosomal analysis to detect the presence of the NIPAL4 mutation. Doctors advised that if the test results were normal, the couple could proceed with the pregnancy.