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Heredity

Heredity refers to characteristics that are passed from one generation to the next via dna, a molecule that encodes genetic information. Some inherited traits carry no clinical consequence (eye color, hair color, etc.). However, many disease states have a genetic basis where one, or both, parents contribute a defective gene that predisposes to a medical condition.
Dr. William Cromwell
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Clinical Lipidology 36 years experience
How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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