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jewish genetic diseases list :: Article Creator Health Ministry Mistakenly Omits Genetic Disease From Prenatal Screening List - Report Israel's Health Ministry mistakenly excluded a genetic disease from the official list of conditions tested for in state-funded prenatal genetic testing, potentially affecting thousands of couples who may be unaware they are carriers, KAN News reported on Thursday. Israel provides free genetic screening tests for couples planning to have children to see whether either partner carries genetic mutations that could endanger a fetus, according to the report. Usually, the Health Ministry will provide a list of specific diseases that genetic institutes should test for before pregnancy. However, the ministry neglected to include a specific disease on this list, resulting in the omission of tests for the mutation, the report said. The disease in question can cause impairments in speech, cognition, and concentrat...

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blood clotting issues :: Article Creator Doctors Explain DVT, The Blood Clot Affecting Damian Lillard And Other NBA Players There has been an acronym going around the NBA world lately that has been raising as many questions as alarms: DVT. DVT stands for deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot that often requires medical intervention. Two superstars, Damian Lillard and Victor Wembanyama, have been diagnosed with a DVT over the last two months. Wembanyama was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the San Antonio Spurs when DVT was discovered in his right shoulder in February, while Lillard is still attempting to return for the Milwaukee Bucks in the playoffs after doctors found a DVT in his calf in March. Ausar Thompson, the Detroit Pistons' high-flying 22-year-old wing, was diagnosed with a blood clot in March 2024 and did not return to the court until November. To understand how DVT works and why they appear to be more frequent in the N...

cystic fibrosis genetics :: Article Creator Breathing New Life: Working Toward An Inhalable Gene Therapy For Cystic Fibrosis Imagine a future where treating cystic fibrosis is as simple as taking a deep breath. That's exactly what a team of pediatric physician-scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA is working to achieve. Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic disease that clogs the lungs with thick, sticky mucus, leading to chronic infections and severe organ damage. Despite breakthrough medications that have been transformative for some, the drugs come with significant limitations: they don't work for everyone, can cost millions over a lifetime and, most critically, don't address the root cause of the condition. Without a curative treatment, the disorder remains a ticking clock for patients who don't respond to existing drugs, many of whom face respiratory failu...

color blindness x chromosome :: Article Creator X Y Chromosomes In the imprinted brain theory, everyone's brain is configured somewhere on a spectrum between hypomentalism and hypermentalism. In hypomentalism, the mechanistic, paternal genes are over-expressed, creating a baby with a larger head who demands more from the mother; this child is more likely to have autism. In hypermentalism, the mentalistic, maternal genes are over-expressed; the baby is likely to have a smaller head, demand less from the mother, and develop psychosis. The normal brain falls somewhere between the two extremes, ensuring that the child exhibits neither autism nor psychosis. X Chromosome: X Inactivation Bacher, C. P., et al. Transient colocalization of X-inactivation centres accompanies the initiation of X inactivation. Nature Cell Biology 8, 293-299 (2006) doi:10.1038/ncb1365 (link to article) Borsani, G., et al. Characterization of a murine gene expressed from...