Genetic Disorders

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M o n o g e n i c d i s o r d e r s disorders for which changes in a single gene are implicated in the disease process and that usually exhibit characteristic inheritance patterns

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE

PHENYLKETONURIA •

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AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE

CYSTIC FIBROSIS •

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

TREATMENT

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE

SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA •

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

TREATMENT

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE

ALBINISM •

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

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AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE

TAY SACHS DISEASE •

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PROGNOSIS: Autosomal Recessive •

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M o n o g e n i c d i s o r d e r s disorders for which changes in a single gene are implicated in the disease process and that usually exhibit characteristic inheritance patterns

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT

HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE •

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

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AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT

MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 1 •

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

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AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT

HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA TYPE B •

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

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AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT

NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1 •

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AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT

POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE 1 & 2 •

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PROGNOSIS: Autosomal Dominant •

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M o n o g e n i c d i s o r d e r s disorders for which changes in a single gene are implicated in the disease process and that usually exhibit characteristic inheritance patterns

SEX-LINKED DISEASES

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE TYPE (X LINKED RECESSIVE) •

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SEX-LINKED DISEASES

RETT’S SYNDROME (X-LINKED DOMINANT) •

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SEX-LINKED DISEASES

HEMOPHILIA(X-LINKED RECESSIVE •

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PROGNOSIS: Sex-Linked Diseases

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P o l y g e n i c d i s o r d e r s depend on the simultaneous presence of several genes, they are not inherited as simply as are single-gene diseases.

POLYGENIC DISORDER

DIABETES MELLITUS •

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POLYGENIC DISORDER

CORONARY HEART DISEASE •

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

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POLYGENIC DISORDER

HYPERTENSION •

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

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POLYGENIC DISORDER

OBESITY •

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POLYGENIC DISORDER

ATHEROSCLEROSIS •

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PROGNOSIS: Polygenic Disorders •

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C h r o m o s o m a l a b n o r m a l i t i e s A chromosomal disorder, anomaly, aberration, or mutation is a missing, extra, or irregular portion of chromosomal DNA. It can be from a typical number of chromosomes or a structural abnormality in one or more chromosomes

NUMERICAL ABNORMALITY

DOWN SYNDROME •

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NUMERICAL ABNORMALITY

EDWARD SYNDROME •

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NUMERICAL ABNORMALITY

TURNER SYNDROME •

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PROGNOSIS: Numerical Abnormalities •

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C h r o m o s o m a l a b n o r m a l i t i e s A chromosomal disorder, anomaly, aberration, or mutation is a missing, extra, or irregular portion of chromosomal DNA. It can be from a typical number of chromosomes or a structural abnormality in one or more chromosomes

STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITY

MOSAICISM •

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STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITY

TRANSLOCATIONS •

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STRUCTURAL ABNORMALITY

DELETIONS AND DUPLICATIONS •

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PROGNOSIS: Structural Abnormalities •

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