Through a series of knee-jerk reactions and scary threats, the hero ends up becoming more and more involved in a war between local drug kingpins. The doctor in question is John Ellison, played by Jason OâMara, a handsome Irish actor whoâs had a hard time finding a suitable home on American television.
Osteoporosis is a common disease with a strong genetic component. In recent years, some progress has been made in understanding the genetic basis of osteoporosis. Genetic factors contribute to osteoporosis by influencing not only bone mineral density but also bone size, bone quality, and bone turnover.
Genetic risk factors. About 5% to 10% of breast cancer cases are thought to be hereditary, meaning that they result directly from gene defects (called mutations) inherited from a parent. BRCA1 and BRCA2: The most common cause of hereditary breast cancer is an inherited mutation in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. People with this syndrome have an increased risk of breast cancer, as well as several other cancers such as leukemia, brain tumors, and sarcomas (cancers of bones or connective tissue). 2  This is a rare cause of breast cancer. 3  CHEK2: The Li-Fraumeni syndrome can also be caused by inherited mutations in the CHEK2 gene.