The phrase means taking or receiving the same condition or situation from someone else, usually a family member.
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Responsible breeding practices and genetic testing can help to reduce the risk for
inherited conditions in this and other breeds.
Genetic counselors assess individual or family risk for a variety
of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects.
Genetic counselors work as members of health care teams providing information and support to individuals or families who have genetic disorders or may be at risk
for inherited conditions.
But in people with a
rare inherited condition, when the brain orders one hand to move, the other hand performs the same movement at the same time.
The complexity of the interactions between neutering and
inherited conditions underscores the need for reflective consultation between the client and the clinician when considering neutering.
Parents might worry about birth defects, which usually showed themselves at once, but not
about inherited conditions gathering to strike an apparently healthy child.
This study was designed specifically to identify if a correlation exists between neuter status and
inherited conditions in a large aggregate cohort of dogs representing many different breeds.
Genetic counselors assess individual or family risk for a variety
of inherited conditions, such as genetic disorders and birth defects.
The complexity of the interactions between spaying / neutering and
inherited conditions underscores the need for reflective consultation between the client and the clinician when considering the procedure.
Funded by charity, The Society for Mucopolysaccharide Diseases (The MPS Society), the study could alter the lives of patients with Sanfilippo Disease — a fatal
inherited condition which causes progressive dementia in children.
«And while biomedical factors such
as inherited conditions or antenatal care were increasingly talked about, these explanations did not negate other culturally - based accounts.»
In a report on one of the two findings, published online Sept. 20 in Acta Neuropathologica, the investigators identified alterations in a protein known as ATRX in human brain tumors that arise as part of a
genetically inherited condition known as neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).
Because there is no simple DNA test for Mitral Valve Disease (MVD) and Syringomyelia (SM), the two most serious
inherited conditions suffered by Cavaliers, it is absolutely crucial that dogs are not bred before 2.5 years and that they continue to be tested throughout their life.
In Adventures of Ideas Whitehead says: But physiologist and physicist are equally agreed that the body
inherits conditions from the physical environment according to the physical laws.
After decades of frustrations, firms believe there are now major opportunities for gene therapy in treating
inherited conditions such as haemophilia.
The trial of research on ANGPTL3 as a potential target for atherosclerosis prevention began over a decade ago when scientists reported on two cases of familial hypolipidemia, a rare
inherited condition involving abnormally low blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.
Five common joint diseases in dogs When researchers conducted a large study of purebred and crossbreed dogs
with inherited conditions, diagnosed over a 15 - year period.
Some
dogs inherit this condition, though it can also be caused by old age, diabetes mellitus, inflammation of the eye, exposure to a toxic substance, or even abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood.
Because hip dysplasia (and other types of dysplasias) are
primarily inherited conditions, there are no products on the market that prevent their development.
Huntington's disease is a relatively rare
fatal inherited condition that gradually kills off healthy nerve cells in the brain, leading to loss of language, thinking and reasoning abilities, memory, coordination and movement.
Approximately 15 % of all colorectal cancer cases are familial, with the most
common inherited conditions being familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HPNCC)(fig. 1B).
His research interests are largely focused upon elucidating the mechanisms of mutagenesis underlying human genetic disease, but include genotype — phenotype relationships in
various inherited conditions, as well as human evolutionary and population genetics.
Exercise Induced Collapse (EIC) is a
recessively inherited condition which results in hind limb weakness after relatively short periods of high intensity exercise.
Previously thought to be hormonal but now thought to be a genetically
inherited condition among primarily short - coated dogs mainly due to abnormal follicular keratinization.
The strongest portion of the FDA complaint may be the part related to 23andMe's marketing strategies, in which they tout the service's ability to tell users their «genetic risks» for 240
+ inherited conditions.
Using current molecular technology along with information from interviews with the patient's living relatives, the authors found that the
specific inherited condition causing her death was «multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2» (MEN - 2).
PID disorders are
inherited conditions sometimes caused by single - gene mutations, or more often by an unknown genetic susceptibility combined with environmental factors.
Color dilution alopecia (CDA) is a genetic
recessive inherited condition that causes patches of hair thinning or loss, and may also include flaky and / or itchy skin.
«Because all breeds are susceptible to genetic disease, rare breeds, such as the Drents, have fewer numbers of available breeding dogs and are therefore more susceptible to
inherited conditions simply because of population constraints», said Lisa G Shaffer, PhD, CEO of Paw Print Genetics and the lead scientist on the study.
German shepherds are susceptible to seizures, as are cocker spaniels, border collies, boxers, dachshunds, beagles, labrador retrievers and golden retrievers, all of whom have a tendency
towards inheriting the condition.
Furthermore, Poodles and Goldens are actually prone to some of the same or
similar inherited conditions, such as problems with skin, hips and eyes.
Obesity is the most common health problem associated with Labs along with a couple of
inherited conditions including: Progressive retinal atrophy, Hip and Elbow Dysplasia.
The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club of America is taking the initiative with projects to help breeders identify dogs that have or are genetically predisposed to
harmful inherited conditions.
Orivet Genetic Pet Care has updated its Dog DNA Health Screen to check for more than 50
additional inherited conditions, such as glaucoma, muscular dystrophy and epilepsy.
For decades, dog breeders have been passing traits resulting in various diseases, and when they decided on a breeding, they probably were not even aware of the presence of such and such
potential inherited conditions.
Cirnechi are known as hardy dogs with very
few inherited conditions to worry about — but being so rare, it is hard to say for certain whether there are any significant concerns.