{
  "id": 1412276,
  "title": "Scientists find why a debilitating genetic disorder affects only Eurasians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/scientists-find-why-a-debilitating-genetic-disorder-affects-only",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-16T14:21:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/friedreich-ataxia-scientists-find-why-a-cruel-genetic-disorder-affects-only-eurasians/article71352059.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "According to Ashwin Dalal, a medical geneticist at the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences in Hyderabad, the institute diagnoses one case of FRDA every month on average — and almost all of these individuals come from consanguineous marriages",
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        "title": "Scientists find why a debilitating genetic disorder affects only Eurasians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/scientists-find-why-a-debilitating-genetic-disorder-affects-only-1412379",
        "published": "2026-08-16T14:21:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}