is malrotation of intestines genetic?
603072
Cases of familial intestinal malrotation are rare and normally occur in conjunction with other genetic abnormalities including gut atresias, biliary, cardiac and pancreatic malformations.
1110396
The word “dysplasia” means “abnormality of development”. Hip dysplasia is a canine genetic condition in which there is a tendency towards development of hip laxity early in life. Hip dysplasia is not congenital because affected dogs are born with morphologically normal hips.
1015605
Babies are born with bowlegs because of their folded position in the uterus (womb), so the condition is normal in infancy. The legs straighten as the child begins to put weight on them and learns to walk.
1471325
Different types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are associated with a variety of genetic causes, some of which are inherited and passed on from parent to child. If you have the most common varieties of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, there's a 50 percent chance that you'll pass on the gene to each of your children.
71751
In a striking 18 percent of identical twins, products of the same egg with exactly the same genetic makeup, one twin is right-handed and the other left-handed. There also seems to be a higher proportion of fraternal twins with different handedness than is the case with other siblings.
322281
The condition is thought to have a genetic link, and dogs suffering from hip dysplasia should not be bred. Puppies from parents that have hip dysplasia will be two times more likely to develop the disease as puppies born to parents with normal hips.
1284371
In about 21% of identical (monozygotic or MZ) twin pairs, one twin is right-handed and the other is either left-handed or ambidextrous. Since identical twins share identical genes, this is evidence that handedness is not a totally genetic trait.
831198
Spina bifida is a complex condition that in most cases, is likely caused by the interaction of multiple genetic and environmental factors (called multifactorial inheritance). Some of these factors have been identified, but many remain unknown. Changes in any of many genes may influence the risk of spina bifida.
72743
The familial presentation of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus is extremely rare. Nonetheless, the last years the disclosure of familial occurrence seems to be of interest. The increasing reports on familial iNPH indicate a potential genetic component.
1146295
Recent Studies on Back Pain and Genetics A 2011 study on genetics and lumbar disc disease found evidence that back pain may in fact run in families. More specifically, symptomatic lumbar disc disease (a condition caused by degeneration or herniated discs in the low back) may be inherited.
577867
Hip dysplasia is hereditary and is especially common in larger dogs, like the Great Dane, Saint Bernard, Labrador Retriever, and German Shepherd Dog. Factors such as excessive growth rate, types of exercise, and improper weight and nutrition can magnify this genetic predisposition.
1313233
Mostly no. To date, there is very little evidence that Parry Romberg Syndrome is genetic. There are a few published studies that point towards it being an “autosomal dominant” genetic disorder (Anderson et al.
363067
According to Amar KLar, a geneticist, about 90% of people are right-handed and their hair whorls are found oriented in a clockwise direction. The remaining 10% left-handed people have their cowlick on counter-clockwise direction. If a child has two or more cowlicks, the child will be a rascal.
941616
“Common Obesity” Caused by Mutations in Multiple Genes Evidence from animal models, human linkage studies, twin studies, and association studies of large populations suggests that this variation in our susceptibility to obesity has a genetic component.
982
Inheritance Pattern McCune-Albright syndrome is not inherited. Instead, it is caused by a random mutation in the GNAS gene that occurs very early in development. As a result, some of the body's cells have a normal version of the GNAS gene, while other cells have the mutated version. This phenomenon is called mosaicism.
97690
Hernias are fairly common in kids. Babies, especially preemies, can be born with them. Some babies are born with small openings inside the body that will close at some point. Nearby tissues can squeeze into such openings and become hernias.
844052
Abstract. Background: Several studies have revealed that exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is an inherited disease in German Shepherd Dogs (GSDs). Pedigree analyses have suggested an autosomal recessive inheritance model.