1. What does this protein make up or do?
Chapter 13: Chromosome 13
DNA Sequence
Chromosome
106,493
Name of Protein
copper-transporting ATPase 2 13
Name of Gene
ATP7B
transcription
Amino acid sequence
mRNA
1465 aa
translation
Cytoplasm
A Cell
Nucleus
What does this protein make up or do?
Condition/Disease

2. Description of myeloproliferative syndrome
Symptoms and characteristics
8p11 myeloproliferative syndrome is a type of blood cancer that involves many types of cells.
Some symptoms are fatigue, night sweats, trouble breathing,
If myeloproliferative syndrome remains untreated it can turn into lymphoma, which is a type of blood cancer
8p11 myeloproliferative syndrome is detected through regular blood tests.
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3. Description of Myeloproliferative syndrome (cont.)
Who is affected?
Males seem to be affected more by this
It can affect a person at any age but people at 60 or above are at a higher risk
People exposed to high amounts of radiation
Outlook or quality of life
There is no cure
You can take medication to help with the symptoms
You can have a stem cell surgery to replace bad cells
Researcher: IG

4. References http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/chromosome/13