Transcript GENETIC DISEASE BROCHURE LISTx

GENETIC DISEASE
BROCHURE
Crohns Disease
• Inflammatory disease of
the bowl
ALS
• Progressive neurodegenerative disease that
affects nerve cells in the brain
Angelman Syndrome
• A neuro-genetic disorder characterized by
severe intellectual and developmental
disability
Alzheimer's
• Memory problems and forgetfulness
Chromosomal Diseases
Down Syndrome
• Mental delay due to extra chromosome
Dominant/Recessive
Genetic Diseases
Acondroplasia
• Type of dwarfism
Marfan Syndrome
• Connective tissue disease,
excessive limb growth
Cystic Fibrosis
• Fluid buildup in the respiratory system
PKU
• Unable to digest proteins
Sickle-Cell Anemia
• Abnormally shaped blood
cells
Tay-Sachs
• Disease destroys nerve, brain, and spinal
cord.
Sex-Linked Genetic
Diseases
Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy
• Muscle wasting
disease
Color Blindness
• Unable to
articulate various
colors
Hemophilia
• Blood clotting disorder. Paper cuts are deadly.