This document discusses gene interaction and its relationship to diseases. It begins by outlining gene interaction, including its mechanism, types (gene-gene and gene-environment), and forms of allelic and non-allelic interaction. A key form of gene interaction is epistasis, where one gene masks the effects of other genes. Several diseases are influenced by epistatic gene interactions, including Alzheimer's disease, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and some cancers. For example, the risk of Alzheimer's is affected by interactions between the apolipoprotein e4 gene and other genes. Diabetes risk is influenced by interactions between loci on different chromosomes.