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    Triple X Syndrome

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    someone that you know have Triple x Syndrome or you want to know about it, well this research paper can tell you all about it. Triple x Syndrome can only affect women, and is created when an additional x chromosome is added to the other two x chromosomes. Triple x Syndrome was discovered by Patricia Jacobs in 1959 from one of her patients who was undergoing premature menopause. It can only affect women and they can be diagnosed with the disease at any age. The only noticeable effect it can have is being abnormally tall. Origin of Discovery Triple x syndrome was discovered in 1959 by Patricia Jacobs who worked in a hospital in Scotland. She discovered it from a 35 year old woman, who had undergone Premature Menopause. They found that it was caused by having an extra x chromosome in a female. Many doctors say that many women will never be diagnosed because sometimes, some symptoms can never be noticeable.…

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    Triple X Syndrome (Trisomy X) What is a genetic disorder? A Genetic disorder is inherited conditions caused by a DNA abnormality. Genetic disorders are caused by problems by one or more abnormalities in genomes. Usually apparent at birth. Genetic disorders are usually rare and impact one in several thousands, if not millions each day. For example Triple X syndrome affects 1 of 1,000 of females. Triple X Syndrome also known as (trisomy x) is a genetic disorder that deals with females…

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    Trisomy X Trisomy x syndrome, also known as triple x and 47xxx, is characterized by the presence of an extra x chromosome in each cell of a female. Three x chromosomes are present, rather than a normal pair in the nuclei of body cells. The first published report of a women with triple x syndrome was Patricia A. Jacobs at Western General Hospital in Edinburg, Scotland, in 1959. The condition occurs in about 1 in 1,000 newborn girls. Five to 10 girls with triple x syndrome are born in the united…

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    Trisomy X Syndrome

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    Triple X Syndrome (Trisomy X) Genetic Disorders are diseases inherited through genetics. These disorders are usually scarce in number but affect one in thousands or millions of people. Trisomy X or Triple X syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes there to be three X chromosomes in a woman’s body. Trisomy X was discovered by a scientist named Patricia Jacobs in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was later named “XXX Syndrome” by a British pathologist and geneticist named Bernard Lenox after Patricia…

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    Fragile X Essay

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    Fragile X syndrome is a mutation that can occur on a segment of a human being’s DNA. The disease was first studied in 1943 by British physician James Purdon Martin and British human geneticist named Julia Bell. As a result, Fragile X is also referred to as the Martin-Bell syndrome because of their discovery. Though it was not until 1969 that scientist Herbert Lubs discovered what exactly causes Fragile X syndrome. He explained that victims of this mutation will possess an X chromosome with…

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    Fragile X syndrome is defined as a genetic condition that causes intellectual disabilities, behavioral and learning challenges and various physical characteristics. This syndrome, being a genetically heritable disease, is X-linked. This makes the disease more commonly observed in males than females, about two to one. Males have roughly a one in four thousand chance of getting the syndrome and females have about a one in eight thousand chance (Bostrom). Some general characteristics can be seen as…

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    Fragile X Syndrome (FXS)

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    Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is identified as the leading monogenic cause of autism and congenital mental retardation. It is estimated that the frequency of FXS is 1/7000 males and 1/11,000 women (Hunter et al., 2014). In Australia, since one child is born with Fragile X every week, around 1 in 3600 boys and in 4000 – 6000 girls suffers this syndrome with the higher severity in boys. Position of the causative gene for FXS named fragile X mental retardation gene 1 (FMR1) was found at the diagnostic…

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    Dwayne “ The Rock” Johnson Dwayne “ The Rock” Johnson is a famous action movie star and a professional wwe wrestler. After he performs on live tv shows and he acts on movies like Fast and Furious, Hercules, and Tooth Fairy. One way the Rock also known as Dwayne Johnson influences me, is that he shows others to keep your head up and there is always a point where someone wanted to give up but he always says don’t give up. I respect the “Rock” because he left the wwe in wrestlemania 29 after he…

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    Prenatal Diagnosis

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    Prenatal testing when being marketed tells the expectant mother that it gives accurate information about her health and also that of her baby. However, what is often initially omitted is the accuracy and meaning of a ‘positive’ result for the possibility of a disorder being developed. The result serves the purpose of providing the potential mother (parents) with necessary information not solely about the likely disorders but offers a new dimension for deciding if she wants to bring her child to…

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    just extremely talented, but he was very over with the WWE Universe and the Universe loved him. During the first season of WWE NXT (the season which gave us The Nexus), Bryan was paired with his pro, The Miz. Not only did Bryan and The Miz never got along with each other, but Bryan also had to endure constant bullying from Vince McMahon's favorite announcer Michael Cole who despised Bryan but envied The Miz. Bryan would eventually lose the competition as Wade Barrett would win. Also read: Top…

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