However, he suggests highlighting the presence of a genetic marker may help doctors diagnose the condition.
They found a genetic mutation that seemed to indicate a bone marrow transplant was necessary.
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Researchers examined data from previous studies to develop a genetic risk score for heavy smokers.
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He suffers from neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes massive life-threatening tumors on his face.
Adult onset that isn't linked to a genetic event is even more uncommon, Dr. Holter says.
The research team suggests there may be a genetic link to both pre-eclampsia and cancer.
Lorenzo had Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a genetic disease that progressively destroys the brains of young boys.
Their preliminary evidence suggests a genetic profile that may predispose a response to the drug.
Research being done at University College, London, suggests there is a genetic basis for the problem.
Doctors say babies with this variation have a genetic predisposition to developing the disease.
In fact, less than 10% of breast cancer appears to have a genetic basis.
Resistance can arise due to a genetic mutation in bacteria which are normally susceptible to antibiotics.
The principle would work, he says, for any species with a genetic structure to its population.
Some types are thought to have to have a genetic source, often running in families.
Its researchers are studying families with a genetic mutation that triggers the early onset of Alzheimer's.
The result would be a genetic mess as the different chromosomes got jumbled up.
To learn to improvise, GenJam relied on a computing technique known as a genetic algorithm.
"This substantial research suggests a genetic link between cardiovascular disease and pre-eclampsia, " a spokeswoman said.
Both drugs are being tested in patients who have two copies of a genetic mutation called F508del.
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Their original experiment used a genetic switch to regulate production of a particular receptor molecule for serotonin.
For example, a genetic mutation can identify patients who are susceptible to a given disease or treatment.
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She thinks the squirrels have a genetic response to the cold that protects them from multiorgan failure.
Their conclusions could lay the groundwork for a genetic test to predict a person's inherited cognitive ability.
The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership.
Harvard pathologist Mark Rubin says such a genetic fingerprint would have far more predictive power than current methods.
Venkatesh, 25, was suffering from a genetic neurological disorder and was on life-support for more than seven months.
Albinism is a genetic condition that leads to little or no pigment in the eyes, skin and hair.
Some people are obese not because they eat too much but because they have a genetic structural variation.
But it is telling that many autistic people have a genetic defect which interferes with their sulphur metabolism.
And to understand different diseases, they'll need to create lines from human embryos that suffer from a genetic disorder.
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