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Example sentences for: familial

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Apparently, a great gob of Republicans had signed on, although only Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch and publisher Steve Forbes (and, no, even though his father, Malcolm, was widely rumored to be gay, I am not going to go there in this obviously ironic twist of dysfunctional familial fate) had confirmed their pledges.
Still, you might argue, in defense of your genes, they usually direct familial love toward genuine kin, and thus usually succeed in being efficiently selfish.
The Pima Indians have a very high prevalence for type 2 diabetes mellitus (or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM) with evidence of strong familial aggregation [ 1].
Presenilins are membrane proteins found in both humans and Drosophila , and mutations in human presenilins are associated with early onset familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD) [ 48].
Reviews praise Woodard's nuanced performance and call the film "uplifting, and unapologetically so" (Kevin Thomas, the Los Angeles Times ). Although it borders on becoming "a cinematic Hallmark card of familial togetherness" (Stephen Holden, the New York Times ), most critics find the story emotionally powerful and refreshingly upbeat.