hereditary disease

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Haemochromatosis is a hereditary disease that causes a dangerous build-up of iron in the body and if left untreated can lead to liver cancer and arthritis.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Harrington told the Journal the example shows that significant numbers of couples globally face difficult choices about biological children and hereditary disease, and he wasn’t suggesting a starting point for clinical use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

At an adaptive sports session early this year, the group made contact with Walt Raineri, a former paralympian in sailing with retitnitus pigmentosa — a hereditary disease that attacks the retinas.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Although people of African ancestry are most frequently and severely affected by this hereditary disease, its genetic underpinnings in this population have rarely been studied.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

His life was one of much suffering from hereditary disease, which, however, he endured so philosophically that little trace of his trials is apparent in his writings.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir