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PKU is the rare condition that the baby is born without the ability to break down an amino acid called phenylalanine. This birth defect is rare because it takes 2 parents that are carriers of the disease to have a child and even than its still rare for any of the kids to become anymore than carriers. Babies that are born with PKU are missing an enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase which are needed to break down the essential amino acid called phenylalanine. The amino acid phenylalanine is found in foods that contain protein such as meats and fish and other types of food that contain protein. Without this amino acid your body starts to build up high levels of phenylalanine which are harmful to the central nervous system…
Achondroplasia is the most common form of dwarfism, which occurs in about 1 of every 25,000 births (1). An individual with achondroplasia is very short in stature, averaging around 3 feet 8 inches, with very short stumpy limbs. Achondroplasia dwarfs also have a disproportionately large head with a bossing forehead. They have hyperextendibility in most of their joints, except their elbows, which cannot fully extend. Due to extensive fibular growth, the legs of achondroplasia dwarfs are very bowed. The hands of achodroplasia dwarfs are very broad with short metacarpals, referred to as trident hand (2).…
Imagine not being able to eat meat, ever. Phenylketonuria, is an autosomal recessive trait that causes the levels of phenylalanine to rise in the blood, it causes inability to digest proteins (NIH). Phenylketonuria is also referred to as PKU, Folling`s disease, and PAH deficiency. Delayed mental and social skills, seizures, and tremors are all symptoms of PKU. Behavioral problems, skin rashes, and psychiatric problems are also symptoms. Babies who are born with PKU slowly develop the symptoms, unless if they are treated. PKU is treated by a special diet, and if it is caught early, people affected can live a normal life.…
Vitiligo is a common and easily recognized disorder for all dermatologists, many physicians and some observant members of the general public. It is a disorder that is characterized by white spots typically first noted on the fingers, knuckles, around the eyes and mouth, and…
Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL) is a diagnosis that is not very familiar to many people. This is a brain injury that occurs in infancy. This injury is most common in preterm babies but can still happen in full term babies as well. 75% of preterm babies with Periventricular Leukomalacia will have some kind of disability. Many people do not know what causes this, how this is diagnosed, what the treatment is and the outcome of the infants affected by this. This paper will give insight to what causes Periventricular Leukomalacia and what happens to an infant who has this brain injury.…
I have always been interested in the human body. So why not learn more about it? When I get older I want to be an orthodontist. Learning about digestive system helps me learn more about how the body works. Before I started this research I didn’t really know that much about the digestive system. I mostly knew the basics, like that food moves from the mouth to the throat to the stomach and then leaves the body. But in reality there is much more to digestion that I didn’t know about. I found plenty of useful information from a lot of different websites.…
Krabbe disease is a rare, inherited degenerative disorder of the central and peripheral nervous systems. It is characterized by the presence of globoid cells (cells that have more than one nucleus), the breakdown of the nerve’s protective myelin coating, and destruction of brain cells. Krabbe disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called the leukodystrophies. These disorders impair the growth or development of the myelin sheath, the fatty covering that acts as an insulator around nerve fibers, and cause severe deterioration of mental and motor skills. Myelin, which lends its color to the “white matter” of the brain, is a complex substance made up of at least 10 different enzymes. Each of the leukodystrophies affects one (and only one) of these substances. Krabbe disease is caused by a deficiency of galactocerebrosidase, an essential enzyme for myelin metabolism. The disease most often affects infants, with onset before age 6 months, but can occur in adolescence or adulthood. Symptoms include irritability, unexplained fever, limb stiffness, seizures, feeding difficulties, vomiting, and slowing of mental and motor development. Other symptoms include muscle weakness, spasticity, deafness, and blindness.…
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Cleft Lip is an incomplete joining of the upper lip below the nose. It is found in around one of every 1000 births. Children with cleft lip are found to be at risk for hearing, speech, language, academic, and social difficulties. This defect can occur in all ethnic groups but is most common in Asians. It is a prenatal and genetic type of birth defect. The cause of cleft lip is somewhat unknown but doctors have many ideas. Certain medications, and smoking while pregnant have been shown that they can lead to a baby having a cleft lip. If the mother is exposed to radiation or infections while pregnant it can also result in a cleft lip. In addition, is has been found that using alcohol or illegal drugs while pregnant…
Phenylketonuria has been defined as a form of genetic abnormality that an individual acquires due to lack of PAH enzyme reduction that makes that individual unable to metabolize phenylalanine tyrosine. On the other hand, Down syndrome has been referred to a type of genetic condition that makes an individual to experience some sort of learning disability as well as different characteristic physical features. Down syndrome is also defined as a birth condition that is experienced by individuals who are born with an extra copy of chromosome 21.…
The main objective of the study is the establishment of a commercial center offering copy, print, binding and other related services to students and professors, who are the target clients along with general merchandise. The objective will be reached by locating the commercial center in the vicinity of two Colleges in San Pedro, Laguna. The researchers would want to fulfill some other intermediate objectives such as, keeping a very low price for student services, but at the same time maintaining constant quality outputs and maximizing the equipment usage. The end objective is the obtaining of profit, which will allow for covering monthly expenses and extending the equipment line and services.…