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Results 1 - 10 of 12 for Jewish
  1. Gaucher disease 
    ... population. People of Eastern and Central European (Ashkenazi) Jewish heritage are more likely to have this disease. ... adults. It is most common in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Type 2 usually begins in infancy with ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000564.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Familial dysautonomia 
    ... occurs most often in people of Eastern European Jewish ancestry (Ashkenazi Jews). It is caused by a ... used for prenatal diagnosis. People of Eastern European Jewish background and families with a history of FD ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001387.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Canavan disease 
    ... families. It is more common among the Ashkenazi Jewish population than in the general population. The lack ... be considered if both parents are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. For this group, DNA testing can almost ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001586.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene testing 
    ... ovarian cancer You are of Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish ancestry, and a close relative has breast or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000690.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Understanding your colorectal cancer risk 
    ... American or Ashkenazi Jews (people of Eastern European Jewish descent) Type 2 diabetes Diet high in red ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000832.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Ulcerative colitis 
    ... of ulcerative colitis or other autoimmune diseases, or Jewish ancestry.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000250.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Crohn disease 
    ... People who are white or of Eastern European Jewish descent are at a higher risk.) Environmental factors. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000249.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency 
    ... of Middle Eastern decent, particularly Kurdish or Sephardic Jewish Are male Have a family history of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000528.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Breast Cancer Risk Factors Quiz 
    ... much as 80%. If you are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent or have a family history of breast ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/quiz/000913_37.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Niemann-Pick disease 
    ... is more common in the Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish population. Type C occurs when the body cannot ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001207.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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