genetic disease

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Li suffers from an incurable genetic disease that progressively weakens hismuscles, and he relies on an artificial respirator to survive.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

In recent months, executives at the company privately said a couple with a genetic disease had been identified who was interested in participating, according to people familiar with the conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Losing a baby to severe genetic disease leads to profound suffering for families.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2024

By using the Nobel Prize-winning Crispr/Cas9 genetic scissors, new genetic disease models were created that were used on zebrafish.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Based on these calculations, fallout from the 500-plus megatons of nuclear testing through 1970 will produce between 2 and 25 cases of genetic disease per million live births in the next generation.

From Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War: Some Perspectives by U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency