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In some cases, defective genes require certain environmental signals to be activated, while another, more likely, explanation is that single defective genes are not enough to cause disease; a number of defective genes must act in concert.

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So I see myself make a choice, and then when I'm asked why, I just try to make as much sense of it as possible when I make an explanation.

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