inherited disease
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Cambridge, Mass.-based Beam Therapeutics developed an experimental treatment for a rare inherited disease that damages the lungs and liver, dosing its first patient in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disease that mainly affects the lungs and digestive system.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
The most infamous feud in American folklore, the long-running battle between the Hatfields and McCoys, may be partly explained by a rare, inherited disease that can lead to hair-trigger rage and violent outbursts.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
These are people with an inherited disease called phenylketonuria or PKU, who are born unable to metabolise the phenylalanine that is released as aspartame is broken down.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2023
Hindu parents are very careful to ascertain the health of a suitor, and should they suspect any inherited disease, such as consumption, they reject him remorselessly.
From Tales of Bengal by Banerjea, S. B.
