I have a sister with down syndrome. Since I have memory; I remember that she always has had difficulties to speak‚ and she used to be treated differently than me. For instance‚ when she was in Peru; it was really difficult to communicate with her. For example‚ when she used to say or ask for things; her words did not make sense. Consequently‚ we ended up giving or telling her things opposite from what she said or asked. People sometimes used to treat her like an object. I always get upset when people
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XYY Syndrome‚ Jacob Syndrome XYY Syndrome‚ better known as the Jacob Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which affects males due to an extra Y chromosome. Healthy males have 46 chromosomes including one X and one Y chromosome. Men with XYY syndrome have 47 chromosomes‚ two of which are Y chromosomes. It is not known why the extra Y chromosome occurs. The disorder is present at birth and is estimated to occur in one out of every one thousand live births (1). In very rare instances‚ the syndrome
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Article summary: Cognitive skills‚ behavior and learning potential of preschool children with Down Syndrome. University of Jaen (pronounced Ha-en)‚ Spain. This article describes the testing of the cognitive ability and learning potential of preschool children who have Down Syndrome. The children were compared against another group of children of the same age who do not have Down Syndrome. The testing occurred within the constructs of Vygotsky’s Social Learning theory. Both groups of children
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identified the cause or effect I am analyzing in my thesis? yes 2. Have I explained the cause-and-effect relationship convincingly? yes 3. Have I organized my causes and/or effects logically? yes 4. Have I used sound logic? yes 5. Have I concluded my essay effectively? yes 6. Have I proofread thoroughly? yes Corrie Nicholas Sedita English 101 November 25‚ 2012 Stockholm syndrome: Cause and Effect Stockholm syndrome; an issue that lends it name from a 1973 robbery
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Down’s Syndrome Down’s syndrome is a genetic condition involving an extra chromosome‚ this change occurs around the time of conception. A person with Down’s syndrome has forty-seven chromosomes instead of the usual forty-six. A relatively common genetic disorder‚ Down’s strikes 1 out of 600 babies. In 95 percent of all cases‚ the disorder originates with the egg‚ not the sperm‚ and the only known risk factor is advanced maternal age-at age 35‚ a woman has 1 chance in 117 of having a baby with
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There are several cases of which a young woman has suffered from Turner syndrome and needed a way to help gain the height differences. One article by Toft and Rehan (2014) has opened the idea too using growth hormones to offset those height differences. The way the drug works is that it is released from the pituitary gland into the liver where it releases a insulin-like growth factor which tells the muscles‚ bones‚ and ligaments to grow (Toft and Rehan‚ 2014). In-fact there are ways that the growth
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Reye Syndrome Reye Syndrome is an extremely rare‚ non-contagious disease thought to be triggered by aspirin use. The actual origin of the disease is unknown. Reye’s Syndrome‚ occasionally called Reye-Jacobsen’s Syndrome‚ is known to follow any viral infection. Two of the most common viral infections it precedes is influenza‚ "the flu"‚ and chicken pox. A now-familiar warning on bottles of aspirin‚ most notably Tylenol‚ is not to give Tylenol to a child who is recovering from the chicken
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Marfan Syndrome Have you ever wondered about the diseases that you can get from your parents? One of these major diseases that can change someone’s life is called the Marfan Syndrome. Marfan Syndrome is a disorder of connective tissue that is inherited from the parents. The bones and circulatory system are usually the parts of the body that are longer and the ones that are changed because of the disease. There are many things that can cause a disease. Marfan syndrome is caused by a mutation
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Cushing’s Syndrome Cushing’s Syndrome is a condition that results from chronic exposure to excessive amounts of glucocorticoids circulating in the blood stream for an extended period of time. The disease was first reported by Harvey Cushing over one hundred years ago‚ yet the condition still plagues endocrinologists today. Reasons for this difficulty include the vast amount of often vague symptoms that the syndrome presents‚ most of which are found in a plethora of other conditions as well‚ combined
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others are passed down through family like traits. The latter are called genetic diseases‚ since inheritance plays a role in procuring the disease. There are countless of studies concerning genetic diseases. Gene mapping is used in describing how a gene could have been mutated or altered in a way for a condition to be developed. Knowing the loci for diseases also helps in finding a treatment. Many diseases can attest to certain genes being involved in their development. Duane syndrome is one example
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