Children who have Progeria age at up to ten times the speed of people without it. By the time a baby who has Progeria is about a year and a half old, his or her skin starts to wrinkle and their hair starts to fall out. Cardiovascular problems, like hardening of the arteries, and degenerative diseases, like arthritis, soon follow. Most people who have Progeria die in their teens of a heart attack or a stroke; nobody is known to have lived past thirty. Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria isn't the only disease that causes accelerated aging—it's just the most heartbreaking, because it's the fastest, and it starts at birth.…
Genetic testing is a common medical practice used by doctors and researches that identifies irregular mutations and/or defective genes that are susceptible to causing harmful genetic disorders. “One of a Kind” and “Advances in Kids’ Early Aging Disease” are two well-written articles that examine different genetic disorders and the threats they pose on children. Seth Mnookin, author of “One of a Kind,” tells the story of Bertrand Might, who at the time was the only known patient suffering from a genetic disorder. “Advances in Kids’ Early Aging Disease” written by Saundra Young, is more of an informational article about Devin Scullion and other children who suffer from a rare genetic condition called Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. With the…
Have you ever seen a baby that couldn’t breathe? Blue baby syndrome is not rare it is actually very common. This is the story about how one man changed the lives for many young blue babies. Vivien Thomas was an African American kid who had a dream of going to college and becoming a doctor. Vivien worked very hard for money to go to college.…
Ting, a twelve-year-old Chinese immigrant female, is medically diagnosed with Proteus syndrome. She has soft tissue masses in her chest and neck, a malformed mastoid bone, a brain tumor, a nonmalignant abdominal tumor, a neurogenic bladder, and musculoskeletal deformities. Additionally, her face, head, and digits are asymmetrical, her legs are of unequal length, and she has a gastrostomy feeding tube. At age 2 years she developed a brain infection, resulting in developmental delays and seizures. At age 10 years, she lost the ability to walk or bear weight on her legs, from spinal cord compression.…
What are the causes? The cause of this condition is not known. What increases the risk?…
Edwards syndrome also known as Trisomy 18 occurs in about 1 out of every 2500 pregnancies in the United States alone. This genetic diseases causes severe development delays due to an extra chromosome. Down syndrome is also caused because of an extra chromosome, however the difference between these two is that Edwards syndrome deals with more medical complications and has a higher risk factor on the early months and years of life. It usually occurs during the sperm and egg formation. The disease is rarely inherited and the parents are not at fault for their child obtaining the disease.…
Progeria, otherwise known as Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome , is a rare disorder that causes children to age eight times faster than a normal person. This disease affect only 350 kids today. It was discovered by Jonathan Hutchinson in England in 1886 and was first called Progeria by Hastings Gilford. It was then named Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome. The name Progeria is taken from a Greek word that means "prematurely old".…
Piriformis Syndrome With Rehab Piriformis syndrome is a condition that can cause pain and numbness in your buttocks and down the back of your leg. Piriformis syndrome happens when the small muscle that connects the base of your spine to your hip (piriformis muscle) presses on the nerve that runs down the back of your leg (sciatic nerve). The piriformis muscle helps your hip rotate and helps bring your leg back and out. It also helps shift your weight while you are walking to keep you stable. The sciatic nerve runs under or through the piriformis.…
A hero is like the sun on a rainy day. They might not be seen, but when they are seen people’s day get brighter and a rainbow may form. Most heroes have at least one thing in common, they want to help and better other people’s life or the way they view life. Heroes are respectful and impact others, but they are never arrogant.…
Dyspareunia, Female Dyspareunia is pain associated with sexual activity. This can affect any part of the genitals, and there are many possible causes. This condition ranges from mild to severe. Depending on the cause, dyspareunia may get better with treatment, or it may return (recur) over time.…
And then that gene gets other genes to get involved into the development. The parents do not pass this disease down but rather the mutation happens in the own girls body. But the mutation that causes this disease occurs randomly. But scientist are still trying to find…
This occurs when a pair of the twenty first chromosome in the egg or sperm does not properly divide, resulting in the child having three copies of chromosome 21 instead of just two. The extra copy of chromosome 21 is reproduced in every cell of the unborn child’s body. This type of Down Syndrome is more common than any other type. It is the cause behind 95% of all people with Down syndrome (“Facts about Down Syndrome”).…
Description and Causes The infant, depending on the sex, will first have signs of the disorder during pregnancy…
During offspring, parents pass on two sets of chromosomes each. A mother always passes on an X- chromosome, letting the father pass on a Y- chromosome, deciding the gender of the child. The flawed gene passed on by the mother does not have to date back to ancestral connections, either because the family might have not known about the disease and never had a son that inherited it, or the child had a new genetic mutation in the mother’s eggs ("Diseases - DMD”). Therefore, the reason why young men are often diagnosed with this disease is according to their…
Certain types of birth defects can go unseen and permanently harm a baby or lead to death. Nervous system or brain problems lead to learning disabilities, mental retardation, behavioral disorders, speech or language difficulties, convulsions, and movement trouble. Sensory problems can cause blindness, cataracts, and other visual problems along with varying degrees of hearing loss including deafness. Structural defects are related to a problem with a body part such as cleft lip, cleft palate, and spina bifida ("Birth Defects: Learn About the Causes", 2017). Microcephaly is one of many Zika-associated birth defects.…