Susceptibility is conferred ...
Unlike typical migraines, whereby a heightened genetic susceptibility is conferred by multiple genes, in this particular form, the cause is a specific mutation in a single gene.
--- Does it say that typical migraines may be caused by the mutation of many genes?
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It probably does mean that, although it doesn't specifically say that those genes need to mutate to lead to a typical migraine. It just says that in a typical migraine, several genes may contribute to a person's susceptibility to getting migraines.
- It probably does mean that, although it doesn't specifically say that those genes need to mutate to lead to a typical migraine.
- It just says that in a typical migraine, several genes may contribute to a person's susceptibility to getting migraines.
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It probably does mean that, although it doesn't specifically say that those genes need to mutate to lead to a typical migraine. It just says that in a typical migraine, several genes may contribute to a person's susceptibility to getting migraines.
0"Whereby" is a wrong word. The writer meant "where", but even that is non-standard for "in which". He probably sensed the impropriety of "where" and tried dressing it up with a little lawyerly flourish.
Also, there is bad parallelism. The way it reads, typical migraines are a cause. Two ways to correct the problem are
"Unlike in typical mi
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