Sentences with phrase «inherited disorder where»

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

Not exact matches

Among the disorders that Balasubramanian has targeted is retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited diseases that cause degeneration of the retina (in the back of the eye where millions of photoreceptors capture light rays that the brain turns into images).

George Daley of Harvard Medical School said on December 1 that he and his team have seen multiple patients affected by NEMO deficiency syndrome, a disorder where an inherited faulty gene results in a weak immune system and leaves patients prone to serious infections.

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.