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. 2023 Jan 30;6(2):e1084.
doi: 10.1002/hsr2.1084. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Can the genes communicate with each other after birth? An international cross-sectional study

Hashim Talib Hashim  1 , Ali Talib Hashim  2 , Abubakar Nazir  3 , Usama Afzaal  3 , Awais Nazir  3 , Ahmed Dheyaa Al-Obaidi  1
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Can the genes communicate with each other after birth? An international cross-sectional study

Hashim Talib Hashim et al. Health Sci Rep. .

Abstract

Background: Various factors contribute to the pathogenesis of a disease. These include genetic factors, family history, and some idiopathic causes. Genetic makeup has an important role in the progression of disease. This is due to mutations in genetic material, that is, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study that involved 5000 participants distributed across 250 countries. All the participants were randomly selected and asked to fill out the online survey. All the participants were fully informed about the study's purpose before providing their consent.

Results: The participants were distributed among 250 countries. Their age mean (standard deviation) is 46.7 (12.4). We discovered a significant difference between those who have genetic or congenital diseases and those who have a family history of the disease. Also, there is a statistically significant difference between the recurrence of the disease and the duration of the visits of close relatives who have the same disease.

Conclusion: The study suggests that there might be some ways, through gene waves or the environment, in which a gene changes the expression of other genes of similar sequence in different individuals when the required period of contact is provided. In the future, this theory might explain the idiopathic nature of some diseases.

Keywords: DNA; genes; genes' communication; genes' waves; genetics; genomic.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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The relationship between the duration of staying with families and the time of recurrence after treatment. We see that all the durations have caused the recurrence to be increased except for the days for which no relationship exists.
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