In a recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers identified that individuals with a deficiency of myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88) and interleukin-1 ...

Nearly everyone — with rare exceptions — is born with 23 pairs of chromosomes that were passed down from parents through combinations of their 46 chromosomes. X and Y, the two most popularly known ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive condition. This means that a person will have CF only if they receive the affected gene from both parents at conception. Share on Pinterest Dalibor ...

Some health problems are passed down through families. There are different ways this can happen. To have a child born with what’s called an “autosomal recessive disease” like sickle cell disease or ...