Why bad genes don't always lead to bad diseases

Sunday, July 19, 2015 - 11:00 in Health & Medicine

That two people with the same disease-causing mutation do not get sick to the same extent has been puzzling scientists for decades. Now researchers have uncovered a key part of what makes every patient different. The finding advances ability to predict how severe any inherited genetic diseases will be in each affected person, a key insight into human disease.

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