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Hereditary Factors in Alcoholism

Hospital Practice, 1978
Being born to an alcoholic parent clearly raises the risk that a man will become an alcoholic, as shown by studies of adopted sons of alcoholic and nonalcoholic biologic parents. Being raised by an alcoholic parent, however, seems not to increase this risk.
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Hereditary factor XIII deficiency

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 1993
Twelve cases of hereditary factor XIII (FX III) deficiency diagnosed over five years (1986-1990) at Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore are presented here. Although all the cases had a history of umbilical cord bleeding and subsequent frequent bleeding episodes, diagnosis was considerably delayed.
A P, Patel, M, Chandy, P, Raghupathy, C, Kirubakaran, U, Khanduri   +4 more
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Hereditary factors in pancreatic cancer

Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 2002
The incidence and the mortality rates for pancreatic cancer are the same, indicating its dismal outlook. Its natural history remains elusive. Cigarette smoking appears to be the most significant environmental culprit. Hereditary factors may account for approximately 5% of the total pancreatic cancer burden.
Henry T, Lynch, Randall E, Brand, Jane F, Lynch, Ramon M, Fusaro, Scott E, Kern   +4 more
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Hereditary Labile Factor (Factor V) Deficiency

JAMA, 1961
Hereditary labile factor (Factor V) deficiency is transmitted as an autosomal recessive. Only individuals who inherit the defective gene from both parents are bleeders. In the family studied, the father is Greek while the mother is Polish. The diagnosis is made by determining the prothrombin time by the one-stage method, which is completely corrected ...
I A, FRIEDMAN, A J, QUICK, F, HIGGINS, C V, HUSSEY, M E, HICKEY   +4 more
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Hereditary factors of Takayasu arteritis

Heart and Vessels, 1992
Takayasu arteritis is a chronic vasculitis characterized by a clinical pulseless condition and is predominant in young female patients. Its loci is found mainly in Asian countries, and its etiology is still unknown. Our experiences of cases of twin sisters with Takayasu arteritis led us to suppose that hereditary factors participate in the ...
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HEREDITARY FACTORS IN EPILEPSY

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1937
In attempts to unearth the etiologic basis of epilepsy no subject has been more thoroughly scrutinized than the role of heredity, and it may appear late in the day to add another contribution on this subject. Our reason for so doing is that a review of the literature has convinced us that such studies have only partial value because they have been ...
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Hereditary Factors in Schizophrenia

1986
The origin of the most frequently used current classification scheme for schizophrenia can be traced to Emil Kraepelin and Eugene Bleuler. The work by Kraepelin (1856–1926) was the culmination of efforts by the 19th-century psychiatrists to sort out the various types of mental disorders.
Steven G. Vandenberg, Sandra Manes Singer, David L. Pauls   +2 more
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Hereditary Factors in Cancer

Archives of Internal Medicine, 1966
MENDELIAN autosomal inheritance patterns have been demonstrated in familial aggregations of polyposis coli, retinoblastoma, xeroderma pigmentosum, neurofibromatosis,1Gardner's syndrome2and the basal cell nevus syndrome.3In addition, an increased familial incidence of carcinoma of the breast,4lung,5stomach and colon,6and prostate,7as well as leukemia ...
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HEREDITARY FACTORS IN LONGEVITY

Human Heredity, 1957
R J, VAN ZONNEVELD, A, POLMAN
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Hereditary factors in stammering.

Journal de genetique humaine, 1981
A pedigree from Hazaribagh District of Bihar (india) with 12 stammerers spread over five generations was analysed for the mode of inheritance of stuttering. A predisposition seems to be a prerequisite for its occurrence. The relative roles of heredity an environment in the expression of stammering were evaluated.
R, Chakravartti, A K, Roy, K U, Rao, M R, Chakravartti   +3 more
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