Sentences with phrase «heritable cause»

Fragile X syndrome (FraX), the most common heritable cause of developmental disability, is associated with IQ, memory, and visuospatial processing deficits.

None of these mutations were found in patients not affected by BE / EAC, suggesting a previously unknown heritable cause.

Fragile X syndrome — the most common heritable cause of autism spectrum disorder — is something of a phantom.

Not exact matches

Epigenetics are heritable changes caused by factors other than DNA.

Consider what that means: Without a mutation to the DNA code itself, the attached methyl groups cause long - term, heritable change in gene function.

One highly heritable disease, Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy, causes painful corneal swelling and blurred vision.

Douglas Thomas, associate professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy at UIC, and co-workers discovered that nitric oxide plays an important role in epigenetics — heritable alterations in gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in DNA sequence.

This study is one of two new reports to show that «germline» mutation of ETV6, meaning abnormality that is heritable and present in the genome at birth, can also cause cancers.

This means that of people who develop ALL, heritable mutation of the gene ETV6 may be a cause in some cases.

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the journal Nature Genetics describes a newly - discovered, heritable genetic cause of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), namely mutation of the gene ETV6.

Unlike some other common vision disorders, such as age - related macular degneration, color blindness is a heritable disorder caused by a single gene that is defective or absent.

While genetics deals with the DNA sequence itself and the heritable changes in the DNA (mutations), epigenetics deals with heritable traits that are not caused by mutations.

Mutations in the receptor BMPR2 cause a heritable form of PAH, and BMPR2 mutant mice spontaneously develop the disease.

The book delves into the causes of introversion and extroversion (some heritable, some environmental), the pitfalls of the extroverted ideal (instinctively mirroring / following the most extroverted person in a group, regardless of their qualifications), and the way being an introvert or extrovert affects our careers, personal relationships, and education.

The estimated chances of heritable male pattern baldness are closer to 81 %, meaning genetics play a much larger role than environmental causes.

Here are some of Thornton's signs of a good breeder: completely answers questions about the breed, raises puppies in the home and not in a pen or in filthy conditions, and has a sales contract that includes a minimum one - year health guarantee against life - threatening or crippling conditions caused by heritable defects.

«For many diseases we suspect or have shown a congenital or heritable predilection such as feline HCM, Boxer DCM, but many other causes of disease is largely unknown,» says Dr. Oyama, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

When lymphocytes and plasma cells are the predominant cell types the most likely underlying causes are sensitivities to dietary components (wheat gluten is one example), parasites, bacterial toxins, cancers, heritable tendencies (occurs in Basenjis and wheaten terriers), and again a big group of dogs where a specific underlying cause isn't identifiable, or the idiopathic cases.

Another primarily heritable abnormality that may cause deafness, says Dr. Flanders, is atresia — a defect in the development of the ear canal that may result in partial or total obstruction of the channel.

Because of its heritable nature, entropion usually causes the pet to become symptomatic at an early age.

It is most often caused by a heritable weakness of the connective tissue that holds the gland under the third eyelid of the...

Hip Dysplasia is a heritable defect caused by the malformation of the pelvic and hip joints in large breed dogs.

In this heritable condition, the ball can slip around or completely out of the socket causing discomfort.

It is most often caused by a heritable weakness of the connective tissue that holds the gland under the third eyelid of the eye.