The phrase "to inherit the disorder" means that a person has a medical condition or problem that was passed down to them from one of their parents or family members. Full definition
Responsible breeding practices can help to reduce the incidence of inherited disorders in this and other breeds. (petguide.com)
The likelihood of inherited disorders in an individual dog depends upon several factors, not limited to the accepted management practices within the breed and the practices of individual breeders themselves. (cgejournal.biomedcentral.com)
For the first time, researchers have used whole - genome sequencing to track down disease genes in people who have rare inherited disorders. (sciencemag.org)