Huntington's disease

moment, there is no cure for cancer; it’s often recognized as a death sentence. Cancer is caused by a genetic mutation in a cell, causing it to divide uncontrollably. Not only cancer, but multiple diseases are genetic, fatal, and incurable. Examples of which include HIV, cystic fibrosis, Huntington's disease, and many others. Due to this, the question becomes, “Are there safe therapies for correcting genetic mutations?” Ten years ago, the answer would have been a resounding, “No.” However, since…

One finding from the Human Genome Project includes the identification of “approximately 200 disease-related genes” (Ginsberg, Nackerud & Larrison, 2004, p. 118). This finding impacts our understanding of human behavior as it gives a better biological understanding of these diseases and it helps social workers to be better advocates for those who have these diseases. Our need to understand the diseases that affect our clients is one of the most important components of social work. Using social…

possibilities ranging from hair color to intellect. There are several reasons that genetic modification is wrong, however; for example, parents should love their children no matter what. The only reasons genetic modification should be accepted is to rid of diseases and disorders in a child’s genes. Genetic modification may seem like a swell process for parents that want a perfect child, but it is wrong and unfair to the child unless it is to possibly save his or her life. Some people may argue…

genetics. not only will it be useful for scientists but also for new medication and the understanding of diseases .By gaining this new information, any concerns for dangerous errors will soon be history allowing this type of modification to maybe become a normality. if every child with parents who carry dangerous genetic diseases was modified this could mean that in many years to come some diseases could be eliminated from the human race. unfortunately due to the fear that a large majority of us…

setting, all those who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him. By laying his hands on each one of them, he cured them” (Luke 4:20). Could genetic engineering be the cure they are looking for today? Genetic engineering is “the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.” (Google) The most common genetic disorders are Down Syndrome, Huntington’s Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, and Hemophilia. Modifying genes can help…

indicator of whether or not they will develop the disease gene is rarely a guarantee that a person will develop that disease. “Most genetic diseases result from a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Diseases caused by a single gene, such as Huntington’s disease and cystic fibrosis, are less common than diseases caused by multiple factors, such as breast cancer and heart disease” (Genetic Testing 5). The chances of getting rid of a disease by using genetic testing is actually not a…

situations where the white blood cells try to fight it off and that causes an infection. Cloning could eliminate the rejection in transplants. Scientists affirm that they’ll be able to cure nerve, cardiovascular, and blood diseases in the body (Ballaro and Sprague 1). Those diseases range from Alzheimer’s to Parkinson’s to diabetes (Rugnetta). They also believe that stem cell research would give them an advancement in the understanding of cells and how they react to cancer, thus helping with…

Molly Press Level 3 Biology Achievement Standard 3.2 – Integrating biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue. The use of IVF and Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) PGD is a process that individuals go through when carrying out IVF. It’s is when they screen an embryo for a particular genetic defect that their baby could be born with. The goal for PGD is to produce a baby that is ‘healthy’; this raises questions on what is a healthy baby. The first…

the ability to perform even the simplest everyday tasks. It typically affects older aged people, anywhere from fifty years old and above. Dementia is not exactly a specific disease, but “rather a group of symptoms that may accompany certain diseases or conditions” (“Types”). Dementia can be caused by various different diseases, depending on the part of the brain that is affected. There are two types of dementia: the ones that are not reversible and the few that are reversible. The cases that…

Pathophysiology of Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease is a genetic neurodegenerative disorder that causes both motor and cognitive dysfunction in those diagnosed. Since Huntington’s is an autosomal-dominant disorder, those expressing the gene will develop the disorder, and children of the affected individuals will have a fifty percent chance of inheritance (Walker, 2007). The effect of this disease causes deterioration in many areas of the brain, however, this deterioration occurs at a…