Muscular dystrophy includes 30+ distinct disorders that impair the building and restoring muscle, causing weakness and muscle control problems.
For people with Wilson disease, the body is unable to properly metabolize copper and it builds up to dangerous levels.
Spinal deformities affecting curvature or rotation (such as scoliosis, kyphosis and lordosis) can be caused by a birth defect, age or trauma.
While smoking remains the most common cause of lung cancer, you can develop the disease if you smoked very little or never smoked at all. Genetics are becoming an important key to treating these cancers.
If you have a health condition that is difficult to diagnose, or a family history of medical problems, your doctor might recommend exome sequencing for additional clues.