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Re:New species of fungus identified via Twitter by chaos_a on Saturday May 16, 2020 @09:01AM (#23203035)
>It has been noted that mention of a mutation in a sonic hedgehog gene might not be well received in a discussion of a serious disorder with a patient or their family.

Imaging being told by a doctor that you have sonic the hedgehog disorder.

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Re:New species of fungus identified via Twitter by jessriedel on Saturday May 16, 2020 @10:29AM (#23203638)
Mutations in this genes cause a birth defects called holoprosencephaly that is usually so severe you'd be telling the parents, not the patient :(
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Re:New species of fungus identified via Twitter by whymauri on Saturday May 16, 2020 @02:33PM (#23205938)
I think there was a small movement to have it renamed, but I don't know if it went anywhere or still exists.
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Re:New species of fungus identified via Twitter by phone8675309 on Saturday May 16, 2020 @09:40AM (#23203282)
"I'm sorry, but your son has Sanic's[1] Disease."

[1] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sanic-hegehog

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