Alagille Syndrome Abstract Alagille syndrome is a genetic disorder passed either by the parents or due to a genetic mutation(s). The liver is the affected region of the body. The liver has a lower count of bile ducts within the liver resulting in liver damage due to buildup of bile. If the liver stops working a transplant is needed for the patient to survive. This disorder also affects many other systems of the body. Treatment options include either use drugs or a liver transplant. There is
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Rett Syndrome Abstract Rett syndrome is considered one of the autism spectrum disorders. Rett syndrome is a developmental disability disorder resulting in severe mental and physical deficits in female children. Rett syndrome is grouped as a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) in which conditions are severe and pervasive‚ and that begin in early life and influence multiple areas of development. Rett syndrome‚ including the age of onset and the severity of symptoms‚ varies from child to
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published the first report on the symptoms of Turner Syndrome. It was published as “A Syndrome of Short Stature‚ webbed beck and infantilism”. It was a report on seven girls who shared similar features to each other. Dr. Turner helped with the advancement of treatment for the girls with the syndrome. He did this by pioneering the use of exogenous sex steroids for treating ovarian failure (“Years of Medical Advances in Turner Syndrome”) . Today‚ Turner Syndrome occurs in 1 in 2‚500 females worldwide. 15% of
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Down Syndrome Down syndrome is a genetic condition that typically causes some level of learning disability and a characteristic range of physical features. Most babies born with Down’s syndrome are diagnosed with the condition after birth and are likely to have: reduced muscle tone leading to floppine eyes that slant upwards and outwards a below average weight and length at birth Although children with Down’s syndrome share some common physical characteristics‚ they do not all look the same
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Down Syndrome What is Down Syndrome? Where does it come from? Is there a cure? About one in every 800 American babies is born with Down syndrome‚ and it is estimated that about 350‚000 people in the United States‚ and just under 6 million people worldwide live with this condition today. There is a false impression that pregnancy screening has eliminated or substantially reduced the incidence of Down syndrome in the population. Despite years of screening‚ the Down syndrome population in the
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Victoria Haskins Biology Honors Mr. Kelly March 6th‚ 2017 Edwards Syndrome Edwards syndrome‚ also known as Trisomy 18‚ is a condition caused by a mistake in meiotic cell division resulting in an extra chromosome 18 in a developing baby (Source 1). This condition disrupts normal development‚ potentially fatally‚ even before birth (Source 1). Major characteristics of the disorder include a delay in growth‚ a low birth weight‚ and other major medical complications (Source 1‚ Source 3). Professor of
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Savant Syndrome 1. How does Savant Syndrome help us understand the nature of intelligence? Savant Syndrome is an exceedingly rare phenomenon in which people with disabilities have remarkable abilities and talents. The uniqueness of this disease has enabled us to better understand the nature of intelligence and cognition. Savant syndrome helps us to better comprehend the specialization of the left and right hemispheres in our brain. Because savants are especially talented in areas such as numbers
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one of my younger sisters‚ and she has Down’s syndrome. I was young when my parents found out that they were going to have a child with Down’s syndrome‚ and we weren’t sure how things would be for our family or for Haley. As I grew up I came to realize what the next lifetime with her as a sister would entail. Today Down’s syndrome is a common disorder in the United States‚ about 1 in 830 or 4‚700 annually. Many people are unaware of what Down’s syndrome actually is‚ the health issues that may accompany
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captors. Although not deeply documented a form of the syndrome may have afflicted slaves after being freed under the Emancipation Proclamation. The master presided over the land the slaves were allotted to‚ no outside contact may be made‚ escape often had penalty of death‚ and all facilities were provided by the master. Some slaves were against the idea of leaving slavery‚ thereby entranced by the syndrome. ( Krasnec) Stockholm syndrome is a term used to describe when a kidnap or barricade victim
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There are several cases of which a young woman has suffered from Turner syndrome and needed a way to help gain the height differences. One article by Toft and Rehan (2014) has opened the idea too using growth hormones to offset those height differences. The way the drug works is that it is released from the pituitary gland into the liver where it releases a insulin-like growth factor which tells the muscles‚ bones‚ and ligaments to grow (Toft and Rehan‚ 2014). In-fact there are ways that the growth
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