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• n  a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically

• genetic disease
• genetic disorder
• genetic abnormality
• genetic defect
• congenital disease
• inherited disease
• hereditary disease
• hereditary condition

News & Articles

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• Local boy faces a different kind of battle
  T.J. Clime is afflicted with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an inherited disorder that causes a person’s muscles to weaken quickly. The Climes have not given up hope of a cure. They are in regular contact with elected officials in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about the disease. And they have been raising funds in support of the “Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy.”
  June 29, 2013 - Jefferson City News Tribune