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Search results for "genetic disorders" ...
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Polygamy in Arizona
These stories are the latest in the investigation Dougherty began in 2002, which uncovered widespread sexual abuse within a religious society that coerces underage girls into polygamous unions with much older men. In these stories, Dougherty discovered that the sect was in the process of relocating to Eldorado, TX. He also found that the community is afflicted by a rare genetic disorder as a result of its history of inbreeding. Finally, the stories discuss the relationship between the state and the community, especially in the state-funded school district which employs a lot of community people.
Tags: Colorado City; Mormons; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; sexual abuse; child abuse; cults; state government; local government; polygamy; sect
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The Citizen Scientists
Parenting a child with a genetic disorder used to be solitary work that often left parents feeling helpless. But the Internet, Solovitch writes, has changed all of that. Now, parents of children with genetic disorders can log on to a list of doctors, genetic information, treatments and more with the click of a mouse. That has changed the entire medical landscape.
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No Miracles
This story explains how a botched blood test misdiagnosed a man as not being a Tay-Sachs gene. The gene, if both man and woman have it, can be passed onto their child and cause death before age five. This article tells the story of David and Cynthia Schloss and their son Max who died of this disease.
Tags: Tay-Sachs; Minkin; David and Cynthia Schloss; Max Schloss; genetic disorders
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Politics of Biology
Herbert explores the politics surrounding the nature vs. nurture debate. The article looks at whether alcoholism, homosexuality, aggression, mental illnesses and psychiatric disorders are linked to biology. Whether they are choices or diseases influences everything from insurance coverage to new research funding.
Tags: genetics mental illness mental disorders emotional illness psychiatry heredity crime DNA