The Progression of disease – Beginning to End (Autoimmune and Cancer)

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To begin discussing how disease starts, we need to think back to the very beginning… the moment of our conception. We are all given a set of genes passed down from our grandparents to our parents and then to us. Genes represent molecular blueprints necessary in manufacturing the complex proteins that provide for the cell’s structure and function. Defects in genes (aka mutations) may greatly impair the quality of one’s life. Continue reading “The Progression of disease – Beginning to End (Autoimmune and Cancer)”