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  1. Is longevity determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... related chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, than their same-age peers. ... age-related diseases (such as high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, or type 2 diabetes ), these diseases appear ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/traits/longevity - Genetics
  2. Can changes in mitochondrial DNA affect health and development?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... and wasting, problems with movement, diabetes, kidney failure, heart disease, loss of intellectual functions (dementia), hearing loss, and ... risk of certain age-related disorders such as heart disease, Alzheimer's disease , and Parkinson's disease . Additionally, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mitochondrialconditions - Genetics
  3. Why is it important to know my family health history?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... usual chance of having common disorders, such as heart disease, high blood pressure , stroke, certain cancers, and type ... help many people lower their chances of developing heart disease and other common illnesses. The easiest way to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/inheritance/familyhistory - Genetics
  4. What are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... identify SNPs associated with complex diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Learn how to cite this ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/understanding/genomicresearch/snp - Genetics
  5. What are genome editing and CRISPR-Cas9?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... prevention of more complex diseases , such as cancer, heart disease, mental illness, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../genomicresearch/genomeediting - Genetics
  6. What does it mean to have a genetic predisposition to a disease?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... to many common diseases, including cancer, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and mental illness. Researchers are working to calculate ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/predisposition - Genetics
  7. What are genome-wide association studies?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... SNPs associated with several complex conditions including diabetes, heart disease, Parkinson's disease , and Crohn's disease . SNPs ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/genomicresearch/gwastudies - Genetics
  8. What are complex or multifactorial disorders?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... much more complex. Common health problems such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes , and obesity do not have ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../mutationsanddisorders/complexdisorders - Genetics
  9. What are the different ways a genetic condition can be inherited?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... in multiple genes or gene/environment interactions include heart disease, type 2 diabetes , schizophrenia , and certain types of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../inheritance/inheritancepatterns - Genetics
  10. What are secondary findings from genetic testing?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... with a variety of conditions, from cancer to heart disease. The 73 genes for which secondary findings are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/testing/secondaryfindings - Genetics
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