familial
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Familial and historical horrors are compressed in this strange, simultaneous haunting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Familial hypercholesterolemia is one of the most common genetic disorders, affecting an estimated 1 in 200 to 250 people around the world.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
Familial DNA searching is based upon the principle that DNA is inherited and all members of a family share certain aspects of their DNA.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024
Familial DNA searches of the past, done on those within the FBI’s national criminal database, were restricted, and California’s Department of Justice required case-by-case oversight by an independent committee.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2019
Familial susceptibility to tuberculosis; its importance as a public health problem. © 26Dec44; A185115.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1971 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Vocabulary lists containing familial
It's All in the Family
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