X-linkedThe gene is on the X chromosome, so the condition is passed on, and often shows, differently in males and females. severe syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection is a rare condition linked to the BGN geneAn instruction in the body for making one protein. Each person has two copies of most genes.. How do we know this?

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1. Has a geneAn instruction in the body for making one protein. Each person has two copies of most genes. change been found, and is it the kind usually seen in X-linkedThe gene is on the X chromosome, so the condition is passed on, and often shows, differently in males and females. severe syndromic thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection?
2. Is there a treatment for this condition, or a study we could join?
3. Should we see a genetic counsellorA specialist who explains genetic test results and what they mean for a family. about what this means for the rest of the family?

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