Thalassemia

Umbilical cord blood is rapidly becoming a blood source of interest to the medical world. Like bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, or UCB, has been declared to hold a desirable supply of hematopoietic stem cells. Hematopoietic stem cells, or HSCs, are multipotent cells in the body that, upon being stimulated by specific growth factors, will differentiate into mature, functional cells. When looking at the use of UCB, it is important to determine the method of extraction, what this specific…

Despite early failures that dismissed gene therapy as a viable means to treat disease and genetic disorder, decades of research have resulted in the development of safe and effective vectors, methods of targeting particular types of cells, and techniques to minimize and manage immune responses. In the process, scientist now know more about the disease-causing genes themselves than ever before, paving the way for the development of successful gene therapy treatments. As of now, people have been…

prevents infections. It reduces the chances of having severe infections caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children, but some doctors stop the medicine after the age of 5. People that have had their spleen removed or people with hemoglobin SS or Sb thalassemia generally continue the antibiotic throughout their lives (“How is Sickle Cell Disease Treated?”). The next medicine that is commonly used when treating sickle cell disease is known as Hydroxyurea. It is very beneficial to most people but…

Over the generations, ancestors evolved different allele frequencies due to recurring natural selection. In fact, natural selection and mutation were considered the main hypotheses for the sickle gene cell. However, those hypotheses limit in explaining the entirety for the frequency of the HbS allele in human populations around the globe. The complex relationship between the HbS allele frequencies and the level of malaria prevalence support the malaria hypothesis at a global scale and further…

Year 10 Research Task – Genetics and Evolution Gene Therapy What is Gene Therapy? ‘Therapeutic gene therapy’ is an experimental technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease. Inheriting faulty genes causes a wide range of conditions, including cystic fibrosis and haemophilia, and may cause susceptibility to some cancers. It is an experimental technique with aims to rid genetic conditions at their source. Several approaches are being tested - - Replacement of a mutated gene with a working…

Analysis of Buganda Culture at Pregnancy and Birth This paper describes the Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model in form of communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations, and how these models apply to the Buganda Culture. Social and communication organizations are discussed more in the nursing implications of Buganda culture Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment…

Analysis of Buganda Culture at Pregnancy and Birth This paper describes the Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model in form of communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations, and how these models apply to the Buganda Culture. Social and communication organizations are discussed more in the nursing implications of Buganda culture Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment…

The CRISPR/Cas9 system is a system currently being studied for use as a genetic modification method. It was discovered by scientists working with bacterial cells. It was discovered that bacterial cells utilize a defense system in which they identify viruses that are invading and “chop up” their DNA. This defense mechanism is composed of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats found within the genome of bacteria. This is the origin of the CRISRP acronym. These CRISPR sequences…

Student Name: Elvira Castaneda Patient initials: MY Age: 15 years old PEDIATRIC PREP SHEET 1. Give a brief history of this child’s illness (after reading chart). A 15 year old female patient was admitted to the hospital on 04/07/2016 with a pulmonary exacerbation. About two weeks ago she started with nasal congestion, rhinorrhea and a worsening cough. Her cough was described as wet and productive. Also, the patient presented some episodes of blood in the green sputum. At the time of admission,…

: Sickle cells pallor is a hereditary issue which causes the declaration of deficient hemoglobin coming about unpredictably formed red platelet, know as “sickle cells”. these sickle cells cause issues in the body frequently blocking blood stream and creating difficult assaults and here and there stroke. Sickle cells have distinctive organic chemistry than typical red platelets and are controlled by numerous free radical procedures. This paper will audit the infection state and examine a few…