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Inherited diseases are known to be associated with abnormalities in certain specific genes or chromosomes.

In genetic tests, laboratories use molecular probes to check for a specific coding sequence along the length of a person's DNA molecule.

This specific coding sequence is usually one that has been linked to causing an inherited disease.

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