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#133 – Manolis Kellis: Biology of Disease

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Genes That Have Strong Effects

Some genes are so important that if you mess with them even a tiny little amount, that person is dead. So those genes don't have variation. That doesn't mean that the gene has no role. It simply means that the gene tolerates no mutations. The more we understand, the more we can come up with actual treatments.

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