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1 By Your Name Period X Biology 2005
My Genetic Disease By Your Name Period X Biology 2005 Signs and symptoms of the disease Mode of inheritance Incidence of the disease in the population Is testing for presence of this gene available? Is screening currently done for this disorder? What traditional therapies are available? Is gene therapy for this disorder available? What are the ethical considerations concerning testing and screening for this disorder?

2 Signs and symptoms of the disease

3 inheritance and incidence
Mode of inheritance Incidence of the disease in the population (chance of carrier/chance of occurrence)

4 testing and screening Is testing for presence of this gene available? Is screening currently done for this disorder?

5 therapies for the disease
What traditional therapies are available? Is gene therapy for this disorder available?

6 ethical considerations
What are the ethical considerations concerning testing and screening for this disorder?

7 Pedigree Review using as pedigree how this disease is inherited.

8 webliography Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

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