Medical genetics

The human body is considered to be the home to over a trillion cells, in which include cells within bones, cartilage, nerves, and muscles. Within each cell contains structures that help carry genetic information, chromosomes. Every human is made up of 46 chromosomes, and these chromosomes carry your DNA. DNA is responsible for how one will look, act, and develop, but with this many cells duplicating, there is a higher chance of a mutation occurring, such as cancers and diseases, which no…

research on studying human genetics becomes present. Genetics are becoming a more popular part of the healthcare field, even though many people do not know about it. Genetic counseling is a growing career in the healthcare system. Genetic counseling is not the sort of counseling somebody receives after a tragic event, or when somebody breaks the law, but genetic counseling has to do with inheriting diseases and traits that are passed from one generation to the next. “Genetic counselors assess…

body to cure your own disorders? Genetic therapy and engineering is now only starting to be experimented with, and is popularly portrayed as science fiction with medical ethic issues. But in reality genetic therapy and engineering is the forefront of medicine because not only can genetics help cure pre-existing conditions, but also genetic engineering in utero can eliminate disorders such as Down syndrome and cystic fibrosis. I would love to explore the field of genetic therapy and engineering…

Gene therapy is one of the most dynamic therapies in the medical field and most people underestimate it. Gene therapy can cure common diseases like these and it is a method that has recently brought the world to seek medical treatment in a new way. In-depth gene therapy research has been happening since the late 20th century and a recent breakthrough is allowing it to accomplish unheard of tasks. Genetic therapy has become a revolutionary medical method that has opened up a whole new sector in…

Introducing Nutrigenomics Genetics is the study of genes, which are molecules that are passed from parents to offspring. They are responsible for making the proteins in our bodies, and determining how similar or different we are from one another. “The topic of nutrigenomics is a branch of nutritional genomics, and is the study of the effects of foods and food constituents on gene expression”(Wikipedia). It studies specifically on the functional interactions of food, and its components with the…

World Book Student defines genetic engineering as “techniques that alter the genes (hereditary material) or combination of genes in an organism… Beginning in the 1970’s, scientists developed ways to reintroduce individual genes into cells or into plants, animals, or other organisms” (Rubenstein, 2015). Genetic engineering is a controversial subject not only in science but also in popular culture. Some research, such as stem cell research, has led to serious questions concerning ethics. Other…

The identification of genes causing non-syndromic hearing impairment (ARNSHL) [http://dnalab-www.uia.ac.be/dnalab/hhh/] has partially resolved the puzzle of clinical and genetic heterogeneity of deafness (1). Among these genes the gene with the most significant impact on the population genetics and genetic counselling is the GJB2 (connexin-26) gene with the mutation c.35delG that accounts for the majority of mutations in deaf Caucasians (2, 3). Studies published so far have reported the…

Genetic engineering, in the simplest terms, is the process of manually manipulating genes, tiny units within DNA that hold the information that makes up a being. Although this has been happening since the invention of breeding many thousands of years ago in both animals and plants, it gained an official start in 1973 when technology allowed for the creation of the first genetically modified organisms (GMO) – bacteria. This field has been rapidly progressing since then, even in only basic…

In the past genetic tests have only been available to those who went to a healthcare provider. As the healthcare world advances, so is the way testing is being provided and made available to consumers who seek genetic testing. These genetic tests are designed to be performed at home by the individual, which are then sent to a laboratory for testing. This at home genetic test is referred to as direct to consumer genetic testing. The relatively new genetic tests, which have only been available in…

Area of Study 3 – Investigating an Issue • How is Huntington’s Disease inherited and what are the consequences and treatments for this genetic disorder? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huntington’s Disease is a specific neurological condition that affects the brain and nervous system. This specific disease is inherited by an autosomal dominant pattern meaning a single copy of the altered gene in each cell may cause the…