1. What does the term genetic disease mean? What examples of generic diseases do you know about?…
7) Genetic disorders are borne when a variation in the DNA sequence occurs when a single nucleotide in the genome is altered is called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs.…
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) determines who we are! If there is a mistake in coping the DNA, then it creates a mutation.…
Lou Gehrig’s disease, or otherwise known as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), is a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The motor neurons navigate from the brain to the spinal cord, and then move onto the muscles through out the body. Lou Gehrig’s disease is a fatal disease with no cure.…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Motor neuron disorders are far from rare: Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and a variety of lesser diseases all come under that heading. A disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that controls voluntary muscle movement. ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are all names for this horrid disease. The symptoms; Difficulty breathing, sudden paralysis. Treatment is slim to none but there are known medications to help subside the pain that may be felt. The Cause is unknown, doctors are unsure if this disease is genetic or cause by one’s self.…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a deadly motor neuron disease that affects the worldwide population; it causes degeneration of the upper and lower motor neurons within the body leading to muscle atrophy of the extremities and respiratory muscles, eventually leading to respiratory failure and death. Due to…
Describe to a 7th-grade student what they would expect to see if a person was diagnosed with your selected genetic disorder. How would you express the disease symptoms and at least one current…
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also called ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a genetic disease that affects the nerve cells that control muscle movement. ALS is a unique disease by the symptoms it causes when it is just beginning, the way it effects the people who have it, the people who are effected by it, and the way it is passed down from generation to generation in families.…
“Someone with ALS, even at an advanced stage, can still see, hear, smell, and feel touch. The nerves that carry feelings of hot, cold, pain, pressure, or even being tickled, are not affected by Lou Gehrig's disease. The parts of the brain that allow us to think, remember, and learn are also not affected by the disease. Most people who develop Lou Gehrig's disease are adults between 40 and 70. One of the tests, an electromyogram, or EMG, can show that muscles are not working because of damaged nerves. Other tests include X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), blood, and urine evaluations. Sometimes a muscle or nerve biopsy is needed. A biopsy is when a doctor takes a tiny sample of tissue from the body to study under a microscope. Examining this tissue can help the doctor figure out what's making someone sick” (librarythinkquest.org).…
When a person is born, their DNA is subject to many different mutations throughout their life. Some of which are inherited from their parents, they develop at birth or during their adulthood. Some of these mutations are harmless and can go unnoticed for your whole existence, while others can alter your health drastically. There are some mutations that are considered to be valuable, as well as a silent one which does not affect you at all. The mutations heard about most often are those that cause disease such as, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, and Tay-Sachs disease (Genetics.) These specific diseases are both devastating and life changing. Each disease is caused by a mutation in different gene and in turn affects different parts…
ALS short for Lou Gehrig’s is a disease that connects to the muscle it slowly takes away walking, to dress, speak, breath and shortening the life span.…
Genetics plays a vital role in the development of the human life as some disorders cannot be prevented as they are genetically predisposed, genetics determine your eye colour the same way it will develop the brains efficiency. Take Down syndrome for example if there is three copies of chromosomes 21 are present. This genetic deficiency is a fact as it occurs throughout all races no matter what their surrounding environment is like. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects the lungs, pancreas, liver and intestines. Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a mutation in the gene for protein. Cystic Fibrosis is common in a lot of race and gender and is not determined by the surrounding environment as it is caused when the neither of the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene is working as a result of mutation and therefore inheritance. Sickle cell anaemia is a genetic blood disorder, it is more common in people with a sub tropical background, is called a disease as it is inherited abnormality causes pathological condition which can lead to death. When a person inherits only one gene for the condition (from either their mother or father) they are said to have ‘sickle-cell trait’. This trait may result in problems if the person becomes short of oxygen.…
Genetic factors can influence a person’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social development. A gene is inherited from the mother and father. Sometimes recessive or dominant genes (alleles) can cause genetic conditions to form, such as downs syndrome or cystic fibrosis (Royal College of Nursing, 2012).…
Mayo Clinic. “Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.”1998-2011 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education[->0] and Research.Web. 14 Sept. 2011. Scholarly…
Genes, the chemical messages of heredity, represent a blueprint of our possibilities and limitations. The legacy of generations of ancestors, our genes carry the key to our similarities and our uniqueness. When genes are working properly, our bodies develop and function smoothly. But should a single gene or even a tiny segment of a single gene go askew, the consequences can lead to deformities and disease, even death.…