Carolyn Webb. Players of St Therese's under-15 team are upset that they have to play against a 13-year-old boy who stands 185 centimetres tall. MEMBERS of a junior netball club have slammed a VCAT decision to allow a 185-centimetre tall, 13-year-old boy interim permission to play in an all-girls' competition.
1. Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis is one of the most widespread inherited genetic disorders. It prominently affects Caucasians who are Ashkenazi Jews. It occurs only when both parents are carriers, which gives their children a 1 in 4 risk of contracting the disease.
Genetic Liver Diseases. _ The two most common genetic inherited liver diseases are hemochromatosis and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. There are a few other liver diseases that are classified as genetic such as Gilbert's Syndrome. With proper treatment, hemochromatosis and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency disease are usually not fatal.