Ectodermal Dysplasia

The 9 months that made you Our genes make up who we are. These are our building blocks to our physical structure, both our inner body and outer body. From the smallest nerve to your biggest smile, all of it is made from your genes, the ones your mother and father gave you. Your body is the universe's’ greatest creation, but what happens when something goes wrong in your genes? The changes in your genetic information that is given to you in your mother's womb can affect you once you get out into the real world. These are called genetic mutations, also known as genetic conditions.

The first is Ectodermal Dysplasia. This is a condition that affects the embryonic ectoderm, which contains the skin, nails, hair and teeth tissues during the fetus’ time in the mother's womb. This genetic condition can happen 2 weeks after conception. Ectodermal Dysplasia has affected 7,000 people worldwide in 2007 and is more prevalent in caucasians and is heritable. Although this condition may be hard to live with many people have succeeded to make the most out of their life and their uniqueness. For example, the famous skateboarder Levi Hawken and the international model Melanie Gaydos.

Polydactyly, or hyperdactyly is a genetic condition that causes a baby to have an extra finger when they are born.
Situs Inversus is a very rare genetic condition that only happens to one in every 10,000 people. It's caused when the cilia doesn't spin, causing the directions for the organs to be placed in the right place not to happen. Therefore the heart is on the right side instead of the left side, the other organs can put the heart at risk as well if only some get switched. This condition happens during the 3rd week of pregnancy. Some notable cases include Enrique Iglesias, a spanish singer, songwriter, actor and record producer and Randy Foye who is an american basketball