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  1. Can the results of direct-to-consumer genetic testing affect my ability to get insurance?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    Passed in 2008, a federal law called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) made it illegal for health insurance providers in the United States ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../dtcgenetictesting/dtcinsurancerisk - Genetics
  2. Lactose intolerance 
    ... percent of the human population has a reduced ability to digest lactose after infancy. Lactase nonpersistence is ... causing affected infants to have a severely impaired ability to digest the lactose in breast milk or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lactose-intolerance - Genetics
  3. Is athletic performance determined by genetics?: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    ... physical traits help determine an individual’s athletic ability, primarily the strength of muscles used for movement ( ... aerobic capacity), muscle mass, height, flexibility, coordination, intellectual ability, and personality. Studies focused on similarities and differences ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../understanding/traits/athleticperformance - Genetics
  4. Age-related hearing loss 
    ... known as presbycusis) is a decrease in hearing ability that happens with age. In most cases, the ... time.Age-related hearing loss first affects the ability to hear high-frequency sounds, such as speech. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/age-related-hearing-loss - Genetics
  5. Huntington's disease 
    ... uncontrolled movements, emotional problems, and loss of thinking ability (cognition).Adult-onset Huntington's disease, the most ... personality and a decline in thinking and reasoning abilities. Individuals with the adult-onset form of Huntington' ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/huntingtons-disease - Genetics
  6. Familial hypobetalipoproteinemia 
    ... is a disorder that impairs the body's ability to absorb and transport fats. This condition is ... decrease in fat transport reduces the body's ability to absorb fats and fat-soluble vitamins from ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../familial-hypobetalipoproteinemia - Genetics
  7. Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome 
    ... is characterized by problems with movement and thinking ability (cognition). FXTAS is a late-onset disorder, usually ... and loss of executive function, which is the ability to plan and implement actions and develop problem- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...agile-x-associated-tremor-ataxia-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Channelopathy-associated congenital insensitivity to pain 
    ... to pain is a condition that inhibits the ability to perceive physical pain. From birth, affected individuals ... play a key role in a cell's ability to generate and transmit electrical signals. NaV1.7 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...sociated-congenital-insensitivity-to-pain - Genetics
  9. Hereditary fructose intolerance 
    ... is a condition that affects a person's ability to digest the sugar fructose. Fructose is a ... reduce the function of the enzyme, impairing its ability to metabolize fructose. A lack of functional aldolase ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../hereditary-fructose-intolerance - Genetics
  10. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome 
    ... patches of red, irritated skin), and a reduced ability to form blood clots. This condition primarily affects ... blood cells that lack WASP have a decreased ability to respond to their environment and form immune ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/wiskott-aldrich-syndrome - Genetics
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