Title: Hereditary Disease and Illness
Headings: 10 diseases and illness that can be hereditary
10 diseases and illness that can be hereditary
Rachel Murphy
Thalassemia is passed down from both parents.
Cystic fibrosis gets passed down if both parents are carriers.
Cystic fibrosis leads to severe lung infections.
People with Jewish ancestry have a higher chance of getting Crohn's disease.
20% of people with Crohn's have a relative with the same illness.
One copy of the altered gene associated with Huntington’s disease is enough to cause the disorder.
It is inherited at birth.
A child can get sickle cell anemia if both parents pass on the gene for the disease.
Children can generally only get sickle cell anemia if both parents are carriers.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is more common in boys.
Microscopic Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Hemophilia can prevent a person's blood from clotting normally.
There is hemophilia A and B.
Thalassemia impacts hemoglobin production.
Thalassemia is passed down from both parents.
Tay-Sachs disease is more common in people of Irish, Jewish, and French-Canadian descent.
Factors including lifestyle, ethnicity, and age can contribute to heart disease risk. But genes play a role, too.
Heart disease can come from family.
Two rare forms of kidney disease can be passed down as well.
Certain disease can lead to kidney disease.
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Content: Heart disease can come from family. yodiyim/ iStock
We hear about heart disease often, but did you know many heart conditions are genetic? These include arrhythmias, congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathy, and high blood cholesterol. Lifestyle factors such as poor diet, lack of exercise, and age can also play a role in your chances of developing heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s important to understand the history of heart disease in your family so that you can take preventative measures to lessen your chances of hereditary heart disease. Two rare forms of kidney disease can be passed down as well. Certain disease can lead to kidney disease. Dr_Microbe/ iStock
Kidney disease is not typically regarded as hereditary, but there are two rare forms of the condition that can be passed down from parent to child. Polycystic kidney disease is when pouches of fluid form in your kidneys. It can happen to kids and adults alike.