Genetics - Birth Injuries pg 26-27
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| Genetics | The study of how genes are transferred from the parents to their children and the role of genes in health and science
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| Geneticist | Specialist in the field of genetics
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| Genetic Engineering | Research to identify defective genes and to develop gene therapy to treat or replace these faulty genes
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| Genetic Mutation | Changes that occur within genes
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| Somatic Cell Mutation | Change within the cells of the body that affect the individual but cannot be transmitted to the next generation.
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| Gametic Cell Mutation | Change within the genes found in the gametes (sperm or ovum) that can be transmitted by parents to their children.
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| Genetic Disorders | AKA Hereditary Disorders; diseases or conditions caused by a defective gene - transmitted by the parent
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| Cystic Fibrosis | Genetic disorder of the exocrine gland.
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| Down Syndrome | AKA Trisomy 21; Down's Syndrome Genetic syndrom characterized by varying degrees of mental retardation and multiple physical abnormalities
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| Hemophilia | A group of hereditary bleeding disorders in which one of the factors needed to clot the blood is missing. Transmitted (passed) from mother to son.
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| Huntington's Disease (HD) | AKA Huntington's choria (HC) Hereditary disorder with symptoms that first appear in midlife and cause the irreversible and progressive loss of muscle control and mental ability.
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| Muscular Dystrophy (MD) | A group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness of muscle fibers
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| Phenylketonuria | Genetic Disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing; detected by blood test at birth; if not detected causes severe mental retardation
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| Sickle Cell Anemia | Genetic disorder caused by genes that produce abnormal hemoglobin in the red blood cells
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| Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) | Hereditary disease marked by progressive physical degeneration, mental retardation, and early death.
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| Congenital Disorder | Abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth and may be caused by a developmental disorder before birth, premature birth, or injuries during birth
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| developmental disorder | may resuts in an anomaly or malformation such as the absence of a limb or the presence of an extra toe at birth
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| Prenatal influences | The mother's health and the care she receives before delivery.
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| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) | congenital disorder characterized by prenatal and postnatal physical and behavior traits including growth deficiencies and abnormalities, mental retardation, brain damage, and socialization difficulties
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| Birth Injuries | congenital disorders that were not present before the events surrounding the time of birth EXAMPLE: Cerebral Palsy - caused by premature birth or be due to inadequate oxygen to the brain during birth
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