Sentences with phrase «inherited disorder»

This is an inherited disorder characterized by cruelty, violence, and disregard for the rights of others.

Understanding inherited disorder origin and prevalence within subgroupings of the purebred population provides insight into what measures may be effective to reduce the incidence of particular conditions.

Craniomandibular Osteopathy (CMO) is an inherited disorder characterized by an abnormal growth of the bone of the lower jaw.

Cystine Stones Excessive elimination of cystine in the urine is an inherited disorder of kidney tubular transport that is thought to be the primary cause of cystine stones (Figure 5).

Congenital hypomyelination is seen as a familial / inherited disorder in Springer Spaniels, Chow Chows, Weimaraners, and Bernese Mountain Dogs, usually with signs developing around 2 — 8 wk of age.

Hip dysplasia: an inherited disorder that results in improper development of the hip joints and loss of functioning in the hip joints.

Fighting Back With Breeder Selection Hip dysplasia is considered a moderately inherited disorder, with researchers computing heritability values of 28 to 40 percent.

Deficiency: only observed as an inherited disorder seen in some Giant Schnauzers and Border Collies.

Since this is an inherited disorder, there are dogs that are more likely to have this condition.

This is an inherited disorder that can be made worse by extended exposure to UV rays.

Since this is an inherited disorder that is still being researched, it is suggested that dogs with this condition should not be bred.

Breeding strategies incorporating screening schemes have been shown to be successful in significantly reducing the prevalence of an inherited disorder and improving the overall health in certain breeds.

In Pomeranians the condition is suspected to be an inherited disorder on the X-chromosome because it is normally found only in females, but little is known of its causes in other breeds.

Occurring most frequently in Persian cats, polycystic kidney disease is an inherited disorder in which small, closed, liquid - filled sacs develop in the tissue of the feline kidney.

January 2, 2012 Information for Breeders on Hermaphrodites (XX Sex Reversal) XX Sex Reversal is an inherited disorder that has been documented in 28 breeds, including Tibetan Terriers.

Hemophilia is an inherited disorder involving a deficiency of the clotting activity in the blood.

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is an inherited disorder characterized by recurrent infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, reduced fertility in males and situs inversus, a transposition of internal organs resulting in a mirror image of the normal placement of the heart and lungs and sometimes other organs, in about 50 % of affected individuals (Kartagener syndrome).

It is believed to be an inherited disorder in most cases.

According to the Canine Inherited Disorder Database, Chihuahuas have an increased risk of developing the following diseases:

However, an exception to this is where an inherited disorder is specifically bred for within a breed, but is also detrimental to the health of the cat.

Seen in larger breeds, it is an inherited disorder and diagnosed by x-ray.

However, no one has reported a similar inherited disorder in any other breed, so we certainly would not suggest testing for the TFT mutation in other breeds at this time.

In addition to feeling guilty that their child might have inherited the disorder from one of them, they might be upset and confused by his unusual behaviors.

Histidinemia is a rare inherited disorder with increased levels of histidine in the blood and urine due to lack of the enzyme that breaks down histidine.

Recommendations for genetic testing of an inherited disorder known as trimethylaminuria or «fish odour syndrome» have been produced by researchers including Professor Ian Phillips from Queen Mary, University of London.

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare inherited disorder of the connective tissue with many reports on its association with bleeding diatheses.

Congenital amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia (CAMT) is a rare, inherited disorder characterized by a severely low number of megakaryocytes, a type of bone marrow cell that makes platelets that are important for clotting and preventing bleeding.

One interesting project is an investigation of Charcot - Marie Tooth (CMT) syndrome, a recessive inherited disorder where the locus is unknown.

Stargardt is an inherited disorder that attacks central vision used for tasks like reading and recognizing faces.

G6PD deficiency is an inherited disorder caused by a defect or deficiency in the production of that enzyme.

The enzyme is missing or reduced in a rare inherited disorder called sialidosis that can affect children and adolescents.

Homocystinuria: Homocystinuria is an inherited disorder in which the body is unable to properly break down certain building blocks of proteins (called amino acids) from ingested food.

β - thalassemia is an inherited disorder caused by mutations in the β - globin chain of haemoglobin that lead to... Continue reading Animal research: At the forefront of modern medicine

Preliminary findings indicate gene therapy pioneered at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is safe and effective for babies with a devastating inherited disorder that leaves them with little or no immune protection

Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Utah have discovered two genes that cause long QT syndrome, an inherited disorder that causes sudden death in young, otherwise...

A rare inherited disorder that has been identified in about 400 people worldwide, HPS is mainly characterized by decreased pigmentation (ocular or cutaneous albinism) and a lack of platelet dense bodies that causes bleeding problems.

Her mother had been diagnosed with Huntington's disease, the rare, inherited disorder that slowly destroys people's brains, cripples their bodies, eventually killing them.

Huntington's disease is a rare inherited disorder involving the progressive loss of particular nerve cells in the brain.

Patients with Diamond - Blackfan anemia (DBA)-- an inherited disorder which disrupts the development of red cells in affected patients, but which does not affect the development of other blood cell types — offer researchers a particularly useful model for the study of these proteins.

Severe combined immunodeficiency — X1 (SCID - X1) is an X-linked inherited disorder characterized by an early block in T and natural killer (NK) lymphocyte differentiation.

Sometimes the person inherited a disorder called long QT syndrome in which the heart takes too long to relax after a contraction and develops a dangerous irregular rhythm.

Nearly half its members suffer from an inherited disorder whose symptoms include garbled pronunciation, putting words in the wrong order, and difficulty understanding speech.

He reported in May 2013 using the Dolly technique, known more formally as somatic cell nuclear transfer, to derive stem cells from cloned human embryos, including from a baby with an inherited disorder.

What's new and not so new about clinical trial using DNA scissors to treat a rare inherited disorder

Nail - Patella is an extremely rare inherited disorder that can result in improper development of fingernails or toenails, and absence or underdevelopment of the knee caps, among other symptoms.

«For a patient with insufficient platelets due to bleeding or an inherited disorder, physicians often have to resort to platelet transfusions, which can be difficult to obtain,» said Dr. Wilbur Lam, another of the paper's co-authors and a physician in the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and the Department of Pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine.

The affected cat had two copies of the genetic mutation, indicating that it was an inherited disorder.

People with the inherited disorder have misshapen red blood cells that clog blood vessels, causing chronic pain and episodes of severe pain that frequently send patients to emergency rooms.

The researchers are developing a potential new immunotherapy strategy for melanoma based on their insights into Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Type 1, a rare, inherited disorder in which T - cells attack healthy cells and tissues.

Alpha - 1 antitrypsin deficiency is an inherited disorder that can cause emphysema even without exposure to tobacco smoke.