Diseases - IlCat.org

Greg Said:

Where can I find a listing of dog breeds with little or no genetic disease?

We Answered:

Try www.petfinder.com
under the search type in "mixed breed".
Every purebred dog has their share of genetic problems. One avenue you can explore is...
www.akc.org
search for a reputable breeder of a breed that will match your lifestyle.

Derrick Said:

what is the most popular genetic disease?

We Answered:

The most prevalent genetic disease is polycystic kidney disease (PKD).

PKD affects more people than Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, sickle cell anemia and hemophilia combined.

George Said:

How can a genetic disease be a result of sin?

We Answered:

Good morning Ms. Poppy!

Genetic disease is not the of result of sin. Most of the genetic disorders are the direct result of a mutation in one gene. These genes are passed on through inheritance.

However, there are diseases such as diabetes, asthma, and cancer where no one gene has the yes/no power to say whether a person has a disease or not. In these cases "sins" such as smoking and eating too many donuts may be a contributing factor.

Please don't ask these serious questions before I have my coffee. Thinking this early makes my head hurt.

Love your new avatar
(((Poppy)))

Emily Said:

What is the genetic basis of a disease?

We Answered:

Here cis the genetic basis -

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a dominantly transmitted neurodegenerative disorder with wide variation in onset age but with an average age at onset of 40 years. Children of HD gene carriers have a 50% chance of inheriting the disease. The characteristic symptoms of HD are involuntary choreiform movements, cognitive impairment, mood disorders, and behavioral changes which are chronic and progressive over the course of the illness. HD is a “trinucleotide repeat” disorder, which is caused by an increase in the number of CAG repeats in the HD gene. Repeats of 40 or larger are associated with disease expression, whereas repeats of 26 and smaller are normal. Intermediate numbers of repeats, between 27 and 35, are not associated with disease expression but may expand in paternal transmission, resulting in the disease in descendents. Repeats of 36–39 are associated with reduced penetrance whereby some develop HD and others do not.

Tracy Said:

Could anyone give me a list of genetic diseases.?

We Answered:

Sickle Cell Disease
Treacher Collins Syndrome
Rett Syndrome
Dercum's Disease
Marfan Syndrome
Hemophilia
Thrombocytopenia Absent Radius (TAR) Syndrome
Urea Cycle Disorder
Retinoblastoma
Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome
Hurler Syndrome
Nail Patella Syndrome
Wilson's Disease
Turner's Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis
Hypophosphatasia
Trisomy
Proteus Syndrome
Neurofibromatosis
Gaucher Disease
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Achromatopsia
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Long QT Syndrome
Waardenburg Syndrome
Niemann-Pick Disease
Klinefelter Syndrome
Williams Syndrome
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
Huntington's Disease
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
Fanconi Anemia
Krabbes Disease
Leukodystrophy
Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome
Porphyria
Aicardi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Achondroplasia
Shwachman Syndrome
von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Langer-Giedion Syndrome
Stickler Syndrome
Ectodermal Dysplasia
Acid Maltase Deficiency
Hemochromatosis
Tay-Sachs
Ataxia Telangiectasia
Sanfilippo Syndrome
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)
Galactosemia
Tuberous Sclerosis
Canavan Disease
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
Apert Syndrome
Progeria
Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Smith-Magenis Syndrome
Barth Syndrome
Cri Du Chat Syndrome
Moebius Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome

Ramon Said:

Do you think abortion should be legal if the baby has a genetic disease or disorder?

We Answered:

Abortion is legal even if those parameters do not exist. I think it should be legal no matter what the circumstances, it is a woman's choice.

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