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| Hey group 10 members!
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| I've quickly done some research on the top 4 listed disorders.
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| All of them had loads of info!!
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| Let me know what you think and lets say by monday we should pick a topic?
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| Angelman syndrome
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| - rare neuro-genetic disorder
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| - characterised by severe intellectual disability, speech impediment, sleep disturbance, unstable jerky gait, seizures and usually a happy demeanour
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| - occurs about one in 20,000 births
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| - Severe intellectual disability and developmental delay
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| - Profound speech impairment
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| - Movement for balance disorder
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| Turner’s syndrome
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| - affects about 1 in every 2,500 girls
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| - usually short in height
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| - born with only one X chromosome or they are missing part of one X chromosome
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| - prevents the ovaries from developing properly
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| - kidney problems, high blood pressure, heart problems, overweight, hearing difficulties, diabetes, and thyroid problems
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| Williams Syndrome
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| - rare genetic disorder characterized by mild to moderate mental retardation or learning difficulties, a distinctive facial appearance, and a unique personality that combines over-friendliness and high levels of empathy with anxiety.
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| - Common problem: cardiovascular disease caused by narrowed arteries
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| - A random genetic mutation (deletion of a small piece of chromosome 7), rather than inheritance, most often causes the disorder
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| - 50 percent chance of passing it on if they decide to have children
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| Cystic Fibrosis
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| - Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a recessive genetic disease of the mucus and sweat glands, which affects the entire body.
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| - affects mostly your lungs, pancreas, liver, intestines, sinuses and sex organs
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| - makes it easy for bacteria to grow
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| - Difficulty breathing
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| - multitude of other symptoms, including sinus infections, poor growth, diarrhea, and infertility result from the effects of CF on other parts of the body
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| --[[User:Z3332629|z3332629]] 14:10, 4 August 2011 (EST)
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| --[[User:S8600021|Mark Hill]] 12:44, 5 August 2011 (EST) This belongs on your discussion page. | | --[[User:S8600021|Mark Hill]] 12:44, 5 August 2011 (EST) This belongs on your discussion page. |
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