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A 23-year-old female asked:
do genetics mean a lot of things ?
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Dr. Richard Robertsanswered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Yes: genetics is the science of inheritance for all living things, as well as some non-living things like viruses which use living things to replicate. If you have a specific question about something, and which to know whether it is inherited or not, please ask.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Is cardiomyopathy genetically heritable?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Barton Cookanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 31 years experience
Yes and No: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is. Some types of dilated cardiomyopathy are. Others are the result of viral infections.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Does genetics play a role in susceptibility to pseudomonas aeruginosa?
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Dr. Michael Depietroanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 35 years experience
Not primary: Susceptibility to pseudomonas is observed when the normal defenses we have against infection are broken down, for example when a patient is very ill in the intensive care unit on a ventilator or breathing machine) mostly this is an acquired problem. However in cystic fibrosis, which is a genetic disease there is a particular tendency to get infected with this bacteria.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Is paget's disease genetic?
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Dr. Danielle Jonesanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 years experience
Sometimes: There are two diseases termed "paget's disease." one is a rare type of breast cancer with unknown, likely multifactorial, etiology. The other is paget's disease of the bone for which there is a genetic predisposition and exposure to certain viruses may trigger the disease. Here's a link to more info about Paget's of the bone: http://www.Mayoclinic.Com/health/pagets-disease-of-bone/ds00485.
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A 26-year-old member asked:
Can pityriasis rosea be passed down from generation to generation?
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Dr. Morris Westfriedanswered
Dermatology 46 years experience
No.: I am not aware of any genetic tendency as in psoriasis where 70 per cent have a family member with psoriasis.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Is tetanus genetic?
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
No: Susceptability to tetanus is more or less universal. The spores(egg) of the germ begins to grow in a wound and produce a toxin that circulates in the blood. Where the toxin goes it begins to interfere with the nervous system.
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