Genetic disorder

In Frankenstein, Nature and science have brought a significant impact onto the characters. The progression of science combined with nature leads to a debacle. With this, there are various effects and roles shown through nature and science. Mary Shelley expresses her message about this. In her times, she was part of the transition from the Enlightenment to the Romanticist age and this led her to composing a story with nature and science competing against each other. From the struggles between the…

muscle swelling and weakness. The most obvious characteristic of polymyositis is feebleness of the skeletal muscles, which control movement. Causes To date, no reason of polymyositis has been detected by scientific researchers. There are indicators of genetic vulnerability that can be found in some patients. There is indirect indication of infection by a virus that has yet to be recognized in a form of polymyositis that is predominantly resistant to treatment, called inclusion body myositis. It…

Huntington’s disease is a very serious disease that cannot be cured, but very few people are educated about this disease or have even heard of it. Huntington’s disease is becoming more common amongst American’s and globally each year and yet there is still not a cure for this disease. “More than a quarter of a million Americans have HD or are "at risk" of inheriting the disease from an affected parent.” (Huntington’s) Huntington’s is a hereditary disease that is passed from a parent to a child…

Name: Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease AKA: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) – Common Organ: Cysts form in the proximal convoluted tubules, Bowman’s capsule and collecting ducts of the kidneys. With time, the cysts enlarge. Patients can also present with cysts in the liver, pancreas, lungs, spleen, ovaries, seminal vesicles, testes, epididymis, thyroid, uterus, and bladder. Labs: Proteinuria (50% of patients), azotemia, hematuria, anemia Signs and Symptoms: Abdominal and…

What is bladder cancer? Bladder cancer is a disease in which malignant cells forms in the tissues of the bladder wall. The bladder is the organ that stores urine.1 What causes bladder cancer? Scientists do not completely understand the causes of bladder cancer; however, there are some risk factors associated with its occurrence like: • Age (the risk of bladder cancer increases with age. About nine out of 10 people with bladder cancer are older than 65);2 • Smoking (smoking greatly increases the…

Meta Description Prevent the inheritance of genetic disorders with preconception genetic screening and preimplantation genetic diagnosis at our Dallas fertility center. Comments Live Date (AMY) URL (AMY) Preconception Genetic Screening Dallas IVF recommends preconception genetic screening for patients When it comes to preconception genetic screening, Dallas IVF follows recommendations from the American College of Medical Genetics and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Our…

go wrong. A genetic disorder is a problem that is caused by one or more malformations in the genetic information. Some can go from being unnoticed and some can be very obvious. Genetic disorders are mostly all very unusual. There is an endlessly amount of genetic disorders that exist, the following are just three out of the thousands. Ectodermal dysplasia is not just a single disorder, it is a group of strictly associated conditions. The ectodermal dysplasia groups are genetic disorders that…

GULF MEDICAL UNVERSITY, AJMAN – UAE PHASE II: COURSE (MED 202) BLOOD AND IMMUNE SYSYEM Assignment: 17TH SEPT 2015 GENETIC COUNSELLING, ETHICAL ISSUES IN MANAGEMENT OF HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES Objectives 1. Describe risk assessment in genetic counseling One of the most important aspects of genetic counseling is the provision of a risk factor. Estimation of the recurrence risk requires consideration of: i) The diagnosis and its mode of inheritance ii) Analysis of the family pedigree iii) The results…

HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE Huntington’s Disease is a primarily mental disease that has many different symptoms. Though the disease does mainly affect the mind and the brain, there are many physical effects that accompany it. The disease was first described by George Huntington in the late 1800s, however any further advancements in knowledge of the disease didn’t come until much later. People affected by this disease are affected in many different ways, and at many different times in their lives.…

speck, of dust transforms into the most sophisticated organism on the plane, a human fetus. It all begins with the moment of fertilization, but days after it can take the most unexpected turn. Any tiny change or mutation in a gene can cause genetic disorders once you are born. It’s possible to inherit a gene mutation from one or both parents or, a condition caused by a DNA abnormality. There are so many rare conditions that are still being discovered today. Situs inversus is a condition…