Sentence examples for hereditary defect from inspiring English sources

The atrophy may be a hereditary defect, such as in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), which predominantly affects males between the ages of 15 and 25.

Pompe's disease, also called Glycogenosis Type Ii, hereditary defect in the body's ability to metabolize glycogen, resulting in a muscle disorder that is usually fatal during the first year of life.

Cataract, a condition in which the passage of light through the lens of the eye is obstructed, may result from a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism (diabetes mellitus), infections, or a hereditary defect.

In fact, in most human populations the majority of people do not retain the ability to manufacture the enzyme necessary to metabolize galactose after they reach the age of four, and many individuals possess a hereditary defect known as galactosemia and never have the ability to metabolize galactose.

Scientists have identified the gene for Tangier disease, in which a rare hereditary defect alters how the body handles cholesterol.

Some allow claims as far as two years after purchase if the pet is found to have a congenital or hereditary defect.

But prion diseases, the author says, appear to be the only illnesses to arise in three formats: through hereditary defects passed from one generation to the next; through sporadic or accidental defects that arise in the course of an individual's lifetime; and infection, through exposure to misshapen prions in the diet or elsewhere.

Only one in about 400 women carry mutations to BRCA1 or to a related gene BRCA2, though such hereditary defects are implicated in between 5 percent and 10 percent of all breast cancers.

Bradykinin-mediated angioedema can result from many causes, including hereditary defects in C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH), side effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEis), or acquired deficiency in C1-INH.

Under the provisions of a law promulgated 14 July 1933, the Nazi regime carried out the compulsory sterilisation of over 400,000 individuals labelled as having hereditary defects.

A solid foundation has been established for future identification of hereditary defects in human GLTP genes.