don’t think there are many cures for a lot of diseases and types of medical treatment we didn’t think was possible basically that is what gene therapy is in a nut shell; with its potential to eliminate or prevent diseases such as cystic fibrosis and hemophilia. It could even find a cure for AIDS‚ cancer‚ and heart disease. Gene therapy could be a medical life saver. What is Gene therapy for disease? Genes are what make you ‚ you. We get half of our genes from our Fathers‚ and the other half from our
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: | | * K.D.Samanthika * Anatomy – Semester 01 * Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science * University of Peradeniya Functions of Blood * Blood is pumped by the heart through blood vessels‚ which extend throughout the body. * Blood helps to maintain homeostasis in several ways. 1. Transport of gases‚ nutrients‚ and waste products. * Oxygen enters blood in the lungs and is carried to cells. * Carbon dioxide‚ produced by cells‚ is carried
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17: Blood I. Overview: Blood Composition and Functions (pp. 635–636; Fig. 17.1) A. Components (p. 635; Fig. 17.1) 1. Blood is a specialized connective tissue consisting of living cells‚ called formed elements‚ suspended in a nonliving fluid matrix‚ blood plasma. 2. Blood that has been centrifuged separates into three layers: erythrocytes‚ the buffy coat‚ and plasma. 3. The blood hematocrit represents the percentage of erythrocytes in whole blood. B. Physical Characteristics and Volume (p.
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Definition - Muscular dystrophy is a genetic mutation where the muscle fibres become susceptible to damages causing the muscle to progressively get weaker. Eventually muscular dystrophy will cause the inheritance of this disease to need a wheelchair. Muscular dystrophy is most commonly found in boy and in their early childhood years‚ other types of muscular dystrophy don’t surface until adulthood. Duchenne muscular dystrophy symptoms include; Frequent falls‚ difficulty getting up from a lying
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Concept Test Map/Study Guide Test 2 will include chapters 36‚ 38‚ 49‚ 50‚ 53 To prepare for Test 2 please review the following: Communicable diseases (CH38) April 2 a. Stages * Invasion of organism * Incubation period * Prodromal period * Clinical manifestations (S/S) * Convalescent period * Return to wellness b. Immunities * Active immunity naturally acquired – already exposed
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have Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and case histories suggesting a cellular-immune dysfunction related to a common exposure (4). They were the first cases of having AIDS. Ten days later‚ the first UK case of AIDS was reported in a young man with hemophilia‚ followed by further reports of AIDS among homosexual men. To till date‚ 120‚000 people have been diagnosed with HIV in the UK‚ of whom 27‚000 have developed AIDS and more than 20‚000 have died. The development of an HIV test in 1984 led to the
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not pregnant. However Dr. Phillipe was not done‚ he gave everyone instructions and finally Alexandra gave birth to a boy. Everyone was filled with joy and merriment. Even though their wishes and dreams had come true‚ Alexia was diagnosed with hemophilia‚ a disease that prevents blood from clotting properly. It would be hard for me to live a life worrying to be careful all the time. Alexandra blamed
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little experience with government. Since he was a very weak Tsar he took‚ really‚ any advice; weather it’d be bad or good. Which brings up a man named Grigori Rasputin. He was a man who helped the Tsar’s son‚ Alexei‚ get better from a disease called hemophilia. The Tsarina‚ Alexandra‚ thought he was a miracle and welcomed him to the royal family. That’s when he started giving bad advice to Tsar Nicolas. 3. Militarism Militarism is the belief that a country should have a strong military and to be prepared
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Exercise 11 Aim: Preparation and analysis of Pedigree Charts Principle: The Mendelian concept of dominance and segregation can also be studied in humans by preparing and then analysing the pedigree charts. The internationally approved symbols for indicating males and females‚ marriages‚ various generations (I‚ II‚ III)‚ etc.‚ are given below. Requirement: Information about characters/traits in a family for more than one generation Procedure Select a family in which any one of the monogenic
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allele. Huntington’s disease is an example of a dominant lethal allele‚ it is maintained in the population because of the late onset of death. Sub lethal alleles are those that cause death in only some carriers of the gene‚ an example of this is hemophilia where the male who has an affected X chromosome‚ will only die if he is affected by trauma to the body‚ otherwise he will stay healthy. Zea mays has a lethal recessive allele for albinism; which in homozygotes causes a plant to grow with zero chlorophyll
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