This condition typically afflicts young individuals.
The condition typically afflicts sportspeople who jump (hence the soubriquet jumpers' knee).
Retinoblastoma, a cancer of the tissues in the retina that typically afflicts children younger than 5, can be hereditary or sporadic, but survivors with mutations in the Rb1 gene can later develop sarcomas, melanoma, and cancers of the brain and nasal cavity.
Proximal hamstring tendinopathy typically afflicts athletes.
The brain scans revealed that even in the absence of symptoms, women with the APOE4 variant had poor connectivity in brain networks typically afflicted by Alzheimer's, compared with those without APOE4; brain connectivity in male APOE4 carriers looked almost normal.
And in the event of poor sanitation, infections like norovirus ― which causes stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea ― and typically afflicts crowded facilities such as daycare centers, nursing homes, schools and cruise ships, can spread rapidly.
Synovial sarcoma is an aggressive soft tissue cancer that typically afflicts young adults.
Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease, typically afflicting obese adults, has been shown to be increasing in youth.
Among them, more than 80 are linked to a neurologic and hepatic condition known as Alper disease, which typically afflicts young children, who rarely live past 10 years.
Most patients are encouraged to lose weight and to aim for an ideal Body Mass Index; this is especially true in obese patients, typically afflicted by type 2 diabetes.
