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Organelle Diseases
organelle diseases for biology of drugs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tay-Sachs disease | Fatal, genetic, fat storage disease in which fat accumulates in the brain. Infantile TSD is usually fatal by age 2. |
| Faulty organelle in Tay-Sachs disease? | Golgi apparatus |
| Populations affected by Tay-Sachs? | Mostly Eastern European Jewish (Ashkenazi). Also, French Canadian and Louisiana Cajun. |
| Signs/Symptoms of Tay-Sachs | Deteriorating mental and physical abilities |
| Cystic fibrosis | Genetic disease involving defective ion channels which interferes with the passage of water through cells with secretions, resulting in thicker mucous and saltier sweat |
| Faulty organelle in Cystic Fibrosis | membrane ion channel |
| Populations affected by cystic fibrosis | Western European Ancestry |
| Signs/Symptoms of cystic fibrosis | salty skin, difficulty breathing, thick secretions |
| Muscular Dystrophy | genetic disease involving progressive muscle weakness |
| Faulty Organelle in Muscular Dystrophy | cytoskeleton |
| Cytoskeleton | organelle involved with cell structure and movement |