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

In 2022 in the U.K., a citizens’ jury composed of people affected by genetic disease deliberated.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2024

It is a genetic disease that is passed down through families and caused by defects in the body's instructions for manufacturing haemoglobin.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 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