Did your mother ever tell you, or maybe your bestie at camp, that when you want to sneeze but it just won’t happen, look at a bright light or the sun? And you did and just like that, you sneezed? No? Well, it’s a thing. It’s called photic sneeze reflex. Maybe you are one of …
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A prime example of a single-gene disorder is sickle cell disease. This refers to an autosomal recessive blood disorder caused by a variant of the β-globin gene called sickle hemoglobin (Hb S). With sickle cell disease, a single nucleotide substitution (T→A) in the sixth codon of the β-globin gene results in the substitution of valine …
There is a growing body of evidence that genetics have a role in immunity. Our immune system is incredibly complex. Defense against infection is increasingly recognized to be complex and is shaped by the contributions of multiple genes and a multitude of environmental factors, including your diet.
