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They are working toward creating a child born from an embryo edited to prevent a hereditary disease.

Schrodinger suggested that a substance he called an “aperiodic crystal,” which might be a molecule, was the substance that passed on hereditary information.

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Lonzo-v is being tested as a treatment for a genetic condition called hereditary angioedema.

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The back-up plan is worrying for Ms Cox, who has an autoimmune disease, and her husband, who has hereditary cardiovascular disease.

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He told reporters Tuesday that his struggles with blood clots are hereditary.

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