Essays on Genetic Disorders

[Biology]

In general, a genetic disease is any kind of disease which is caused of the deformity in the human genome, his whole genetic makeup (Melissa Conrad Stöppler). Basically, it means that person is being different from standard or normal people, because he or she is suffering from a certain kind of illness. Nowadays, unfortunately, there are many humans who are affected by various genetic diseases and the list of them is rather huge. Let us take into account and discuss widely spread type of genetic disease which is called Down syndrome. This illness is a typical chromosomal ...

Medical genetics is viewed as one of the ways to diagnose and manage any hereditary disorders. It encompasses various areas, such as physician’s clinical practice, activities in diagnostic laboratory, and even research to point out the possible causes of genetic disorders. This medical approach can be beneficial many people, as there could be new ways to predict any future diseases that may arise due to the disorders of the gene. It can also benefit the children when it comes to knowing the possibility of having medical issues based upon the tested genes of his or her parents. However, ...

Lis Rodriguez

Lab 1 ASA College Abstract Patau’s syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that involves trisomy 13. The condition is characterised by either an extra copy of the autosomal chromosome number 13 or a translocation to chromosome 13 from another chromosome. There are severe symptoms observed in the unborn and newborn children having this defect. Polydactyly, cleft lips, physical retardation, mental retardation, heart defects are few of the many symptoms. The disease can be diagnosed during gestation via screening methods followed by several analytical procedures like FISH, karyotyping and microarray on samples of blood and serum from the pregnant ...