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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Hereditary disease
  1. Where can I read more about the diseases and traits covered in my direct-to-consumer genetic testing report?: ... 
    ... Fanconi anemia GRACILE syndrome Gaucher disease Glycogen storage disease type I Hereditary fructose intolerance Junctional epidermolysis bullosa Leigh syndrome Limb- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcghrpages - Genetics
  2. What are the different ways a genetic condition can be inherited?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... these disorders to their daughters or sons. Leber hereditary ... heart disease, type 2 diabetes , schizophrenia , and certain types of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../inheritance/inheritancepatterns - Genetics
  3. What is a gene variant and how do variants occur?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... because changes in DNA do not always cause disease, it is thought that gene ... Inherited (or hereditary) variants are passed from parent to child and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/genemutation - Genetics
  4. How are gene variants involved in evolution?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... new species. Not all variants influence evolution. Only hereditary variants , which occur in egg or sperm cells, ... of the body’s cells and are not hereditary, so natural selection cannot play a role. Also, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/evolution - Genetics
  5. What are the uses of genetic testing?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... person will develop a genetic disorder, such as hereditary hemochromatosis (an iron overload disorder), before any signs ... not used to detect gene mutations associated with disease. This type of testing can identify crime or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/testing/uses - Genetics