1. Genetic Disorders and Counseling By: Courtney Coyle, Mary Neville, and Ethan Linville Mr. Taylor’s 8 thGrade Gifted Science Class April 2005 2. Down Syndrome Down Syndrome…

1.             Gaucher Disease Huntington’s Disease Hemophilia Parkinson’s Disease Phenylketonuria Sickle Cell Anemia Cystic Fibrosis…

Topic : Common Genetic Disorders Genetic Disorders INTRODUCTION What is genetic diseases/disorders? The human body is composed up of cells , each one specializing a particular…

Slide 1 WOMEN WITH BLEEDING DISORDERS Nairobi, Kenya June 25, 2013 Slide 2 OBJECTIVES Discuss the types of bleeding disorders affecting women Distinguish sex-linked inheritance…

Slide 1 Chapter 11 Contd.AS SUPPLIMENT Slide 2  Gaucher Disease  Huntington’s Disease  Hemophilia  Parkinson’s Disease  Phenylketonuria  Sickle Cell…

Slide 1 Raising a Child with A Bleeding Disorder Presented by: Jim Messina, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Slide 2 Overview of Presentation…

Slide 1 Slide 2 A defective recessive gene causes the body to produce abnormally thick mucus in lungs. Slide 3 1.Coughing 2.Short of breath 3.Nausea 4.Increased mucus Slide…

Slide 1 hemoglobin. Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder, caused by a single mutation in the gene for hemoglobin. It is found primarily in people of African ancestry.…

Genetics, Altered Immune Responses, and Transplantation Chapter 14 Overview Copyright © 2011, 2007 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. Copyright © 2011, 2007…

Complex Patterns of Inheritance I. Incomplete Dominance An individual displays a trait that is intermediate between the two parents Example: a red snapdragon crossed with…