Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive condition. This means that a person will have CF only if they receive the affected gene from both parents at conception. Share on Pinterest Dalibor ...
Some health problems are passed down through families. There are different ways this can happen. To have a child born with what’s called an “autosomal recessive disease” like sickle cell disease or ...
Diagnostic exome sequencing (DES) is an effective tool for diagnosis in intractable cases where the underlying cause is thought be genetic. It is commonly assumed that patients with a family history ...
Here, we present a new example of reverse phenotyping that made it possible to identify homozygous variants in SASH1 as the likely cause of a new genodermatosis overlapping with DSH. The proband’s ...
This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...
Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot as it should. Usually, people have VWD due to their genes, which may come from a male or female parent. Blood ...
Most people with ALS don’t have a family history of it. Still, some cases of ALS are linked to inheriting specific gene mutations. Even nonfamilial cases can be linked to sporadic gene mutations that ...
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