genetic disorder

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Rather, Soleno’s drug, which received U.S. regulatory approval in March 2025, targets patients as young as 4 years old living with a very specific genetic disorder that’s linked to obesity.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

He has a rare genetic disorder called Townes-Brocks syndrome, which caused him to be born with severe hearing loss.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

People with roots in the Outer Hebrides and north west Ireland face the highest known risk of developing hemochromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes the body to absorb and store too much iron.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

Massachusetts’s American Repertory Theater presents an adaptation of a young-adult novel about a boy born with a genetic disorder, with music by A Great Big World and a book by Sarah Ruhl.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Instead, I recited, “I have an extremely rare genetic disorder that causes malformation of the limbs.”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling