4) HEREDITARY MECHANISM OF ADULT DISEASE

The hereditary mechanism of Gaucher's disease.

Hereditary Disease

The inheritance of disease is one of the most mysterious and deplorable conditions of humanity. Any suggestions that may tend to throw light on the laws which regulate the development of hereditary diseases, with a view to their prevention or alleviation, cannot fail to interest not only the physician or philosopher, but all mankind; for how few of us can boast of an ancestry entirely free from...

Emerging molecular mechanism for cerebral small vessel disease: Lessons from hereditary small vessel disease

Emerging molecular mechanism for cerebral small vessel disease: Lessons from hereditary small vessel disease Osamu Onodera, Yumi Sekine, Taisuke Kato, Akihide Koyama, Hiroaki Nozaki and Masatoyo Nishizawa Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Resource Branch for Brain Disease Research, Center for Bioresource-based Research, Department of Neurology, Clinical Neuroscience Branch, Brain Research I...

Hereditary Telangiectasia: Hodgkin's Disease

Dr. Cates: This man, who was employed as a fireman in an aircraft factory, died from vomiting blood on the 7th December last year. He was a known victim of familial telangiectasia and had had several previous episodes of haemorrhage from the gut which had been very severe. Before he died he developed a fresh disease for which he received a course of nitrogen mustard. In 1930, at the age of 31, ...

Genes, Hereditary Diseases and Their Transmission - A Summary of Genetic Disease Early Detection Methods

In this article the major genetic disorders and the modes of their transmission is discussed. We have also briefly mentioned the modalities by which many of the genetic diseases can be detected before birth. The genetic counselling is helpful in many ways in order to advise the parents for keeping the fetus or terminating the pregnancy. The physician can reduce the anxiety of the parents, but t...