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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for eye diseases
  1. What is gene therapy?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... being used to treat a small number of diseases, including an eye disorder called Leber congenital amaurosis and a muscle ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/therapy/genetherapy - Genetics
  2. Is eye color determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... can be acquired as a result of a disease or injury to the eye. Eye anatomy Sturm RA, Duffy DL, Zhao ZZ, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/eyecolor - Genetics
  3. Where can I read more about the diseases and traits covered in my direct-to-consumer genetic testing report?: ... 
    ... V Leiden thrombophilia Alzheimer's disease Parkinson's disease Lactose intolerance Cheek dimples Eye color Hair texture Hair color (light or dark hair) Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay , also called ... Bloom syndrome Canavan disease PMM2 -congenital ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcghrpages - Genetics
  4. Can changes in mitochondrial DNA affect health and development?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... wasting, problems with movement, diabetes, kidney failure, heart disease, loss of intellectual functions (dementia), hearing loss, and problems involving the eyes and vision. Genetic changes that are not inherited ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mitochondrialconditions - Genetics
  5. What is a gene variant and how do variants occur?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... Most variants do not lead to development of disease, and those that do are ... people such as eye color, hair color, and blood type. Although many ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/genemutation - Genetics
  6. What is heritability?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... traits in people, such as intelligence and multifactorial diseases , have a heritability somewhere in the middle, suggesting ... Tenesa A, Haley CS. The heritability of human disease: estimation, uses and abuses. Nat Rev Genet. 2013 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/inheritance/heritability - Genetics