Sentences with phrase «mutation runs in their family»

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Mutations in the SOD1 gene account for about 12 percent of ALS cases that run in families.

Although the disease appears to be caused by a genetic defect, it doesn't run in families, suggesting that the mutation occurs randomly in egg or sperm cells or at some point after fertilization.

First Major Gene Mutation for Hereditary Prostate Cancer Found After a 20 - year quest to find a genetic driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages and runs in families, researchers have identified a rare, inherited mutation linked to a significantly higher risk of the Mutation for Hereditary Prostate Cancer Found After a 20 - year quest to find a genetic driver for prostate cancer that strikes men at younger ages and runs in families, researchers have identified a rare, inherited mutation linked to a significantly higher risk of the mutation linked to a significantly higher risk of the disease.

That's why some people may want to be tested for these inherited gene mutations, particularly if a certain type of cancer runs in the family.

It runs in families due to a mutation of the gene responsible for EDA production.