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    From Ron Dean@21:1/5 to Ron Dean on Thu Sep 28 20:14:47 2023
    Ron Dean wrote:
    Lawyer Daggett wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 8:25:49 PM UTC-4, Ron Dean wrote:
    Burkhard wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 4:45:48 AM UTC+2, Ron Dean wrote: >>>>> Mark Isaak wrote:
    On 9/25/23 12:32 PM, Ron Dean wrote:
    [...]
    I think I have! You might mention a few 'beneficial mutations",
    but the
    detrimental mutations outnumber them hundreds to one.

    Can you back that up? In E.coli, one in ten functional mutations are >>>>>> beneficial[*]. I'm not sure what the ratio is in humans and other
    animals, but my impression is that the ratio harmful / neutral /
    beneficial mutations is around 15:300:1. I am probably way off, but >>>>>> probably not as far off as you.
    Wikipedia list 6,000 genetic diseases and disorders. I searched for
    a list of beneficial mutations, and found no such list.

    and that surprises you, seriously? Look at a criminal law book, or your >>>> average TV crime drama - hundreds of ways to break the law, hardly any >>>> list of "just OK things people do"

    This is another case where genetic diseases and disorders are _observed_ >>> and treated, in some cases. But the beneficial mutations and their
    expressions
    are virtually unobserved. But a few are observed and are known.

    We study, classify and label illnesses because there is something we
    can
    do about it and rectify or at least mitigate the problem. "Being
    slightly better
    to "see in the dark" than other humans e.g does not require medical
    intervention

    I agree. A certain type of heart problem killed my grandfather, and
    later
    my father, and an uncle and I learned I had inherited the same heart
    defect.
    But I had an open heart operation that alleviated the problem. I'm very
    concerned about my son.

    Sidebar: what particular problem? To guess, it would be atrial
    fibrillation
    respective to non-specific anatomical irregularities. Educate me.

    I had what is called paroxysmal (spell corrector) afib This came on
    me quite sudden, fast heart-beat - then slow
    extremely tired, difficulty breathing. This lasted a few minutes, but
    it went away - thought I was fine. Days later it came back and didn't
    stop.
    My wife begged me to go to emergency room at the local hospital. They
    almost immediately took me into surgery after we assured them I had
    eaten nothing for 12 hours. They placed a device to regulate my heart beat and something called a "Watchman". I think and hope I'm OK now.


    There are plenty of diagnostics to evaluate your son. Advocate for them!

    After what happened to me, it frightened him. he went for a physical
    check - up. He was not advised to do anything. There was no indication
    he inherited the heart problem. But I pleaded with him not to drop this.



    This can't be overemphasized. If there's a specific familial
    indication, lock
    it down and understand it. Don't leave it as some handwavy ambiguity.

    There are good and dubious therapies depending upon the roots of
    any problems. Personally, I would not trust each and every MD. I say
    this because I have taught many MDs and would not trust some of them.

    I sincerely appreciate you and your advice:
    Thank you: Ron


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