Summary
The study also linked the higher occurrence to consanguineous marriages, where parents are closely related.
Key Points
3 points1
Friedreich's ataxia is a hereditary condition that affects movement and balance.
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The disorder is most common among people of European and Asian descent.
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Consanguineous marriages increase the likelihood of the disease appearing.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsgene
a tiny instruction in our bodies that tells cells what to do
disorder
a problem that makes the body not work right
Eurasians
people whose families come from Europe or Asia
consanguineous
when parents are close relatives, like cousins
diagnoses
finds out what illness someone has
medical geneticist
a doctor who studies how genes affect health
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