Organelle Diseases Word Scramble
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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 |
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