/oss/taxonomy/term/3925/all en /oss/article/health-general-science/they-say-its-genetic-my-parents-dont-have-it <p>When we’re told a condition we have is “genetic”, it’s tempting to think it means our parents had it, and their parents before them, all the way up to some mysterious Eve-bites-the-apple event. But if you’re told you have muscular dystrophy and your parents don’t have it, what’s going on? A trip to IKEA may help answer that.</p> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:18:12 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7795 at /oss