Are Different Genders More Susceptible?

Yes, depending on your gender you may be more suseptible to different genetic diseases. This is mainly because the male and female biochemistry is not the same. For example, Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a disorder that affects a persons bones by making them incredibly weak. Women are five times more likely than men to develop osteoporosis. Not only is it more likely in women but it is greatly more common with menopausal women. Another genetic disease, Hemochromatosis, is an iron disorder that makes the body absorb more iron than is needed. For unknown reasons men are 5 times more prone to being diagnosed with this than women. It is estimated that 1 in 80 Australians will be effected with this disease, making it one of the most common inherited diseases. There is no cure for Hemochromatosis but it can be kept under control and if it is left untreated it can cause life threatening damage.
Men are also more prone to epilepsy than women. Despite the fact than 1 in every 200 people will experience a seizure at some point in their life. Twice as many women get Alzheimer's disease than men. Many believe that it is in a large part a result of the changes to women's hormones at menopause, in particular the decline of the important hormone oestrogen.