Sentences with phrase «healthy carriers of a gene»

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People who inherit two copies of the mutant CF gene develop the disease, whereas carriers, who have just one copy, are healthy.

The new study focused on 40 cognitively healthy older adults between the ages of 65 and 75 who are carriers of a gene variant (APOE e4) that is known to contribute to the risk of developing late - onset Alzheimer's disease.

Contrary to reports of premature deaths, carriers of the sickle - cell gene were in almost all cases healthy; because genes come in pairs, carriers had one normal copy of the gene, making normal hemoglobin.

Equally importantly, it may become feasible to perform these trials in people who are HD gene carriers, but who do not yet show symptoms, by giving evidence for which trials may postpone onset and provide more healthy years of life,» added Myers.

«By evaluating microRNAs in the CSF, it may become feasible to perform these trials in people who are HD gene carriers, but who do not yet show symptoms, by giving evidence for which trials may postpone onset and provide more healthy years of life,» added Myers.

Single gene PDG: Helping carriers of single gene disorders have a successful pregnancy and a healthy baby.

The discovery, published in the scientific journal G3, makes it possible to detect healthy carriers of the mutated gene which will help -LSB-...]

Roughly 1 in 45 healthy Americans are carriers of the recessive trait, meaning they are missing one of the normal two copies of the gene.

Carriers - These dogs have one copy of the mutated gene and one copy of a healthy normal gene.

In other words, if the dog is only carrier, i.e he has only one defective copy of a gene, he will be clinically healthy.