Some treatments for an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH) can also cause incontinence. But this isn't common. The bladder contractions that cause urge incontinence can be caused by many conditions, including: Urinary tract infection. Bowel problems, such as constipation. Prostatitis. This is a painful infection of the prostate gland.
A somatic mutation is a genetic mutation which occurs in a somatic cell after conception. These mutations can lead to a variety of medical issues, and lay people commonly associate them specifically with cancers.f a somatic mutation occurs in utero, all of the cells descended from the somatic cell will carry the mutation. This results in a situation called genetic mosaicism, in which some of the cells in someone's body have DNA which is different from other cells.
When a mutation occurs within germ cells, it is called a germline mutation. Germline mutations affect every cell in an organism and are passed on to offspring. When a mutation occurs in a somatic cell, it is called a somatic mutation. Somatic mutations only affect new cells that are created from the mutated cell and are not passed on to offspring. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.