inherited disease

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Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease that causes sticky, thick mucus to build up in the lungs and other organs, causing persistent infections that can be deadly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

The most infamous feud in American folklore, the long-running battle between the Hatfields and McCoys, may be partly explained by a rare, inherited disease that can lead to hair-trigger rage and violent outbursts.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Jason Diaz said at a news conference Wednesday that he was diagnosed with the inherited disease at 32, had his stomach removed and has been treated with chemotherapy.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2023

One relies on CRISPR, marking the first inherited disease treated with the powerful tool created just 8 years ago.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 5, 2020

We have now reached the close of a melancholy history—that of the extinction, in a space of less than twenty-six years, of a bright life foredoomed by inherited disease.

From Life of John Keats by Rossetti, William Michael