1. Down Syndrome What is it? __________________________________ _____________________________________________ DS affects 1/________ babies born in the US What causes it? ______________________________ ______________________________________________ Can you prevent the DNA error? Yes / No How does it affect kids? _________________________ ______________________________________________ What are medical problems? _____________________ ______________________________________________ Can you pre- test for this genetic disease? Yes / No

2. Cystic Fibrosis What is it? _________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ It affects ________________ children/young adults in the US What causes it? ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________ How is it Diagnosed? _______________________________ How is it treated? __________________________________ How does it affect kids? _________________________ ______________________________________________ What are medical problems? _____________________ ______________________________________________ Can children with CF live with the disease? Yes / No

3. Sickle Cell Anemia What is it? _________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ It affects __________________________ Americans What is the main sign /symptom? ______________________ __________________________________________________ What causes it? ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________ How is it Diagnosed? _______________________________ How is it treated? __________________________________ Can it be cured? Yes / No How? _____________________ Can children with SCA live with the disease? Yes / No

4. Hemophelia What is it? _________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ What causes it? ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________ How is it Diagnosed? ________________________________ ____________________________________________________ How is it treated? __________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Can it be cured? Yes / No How? _____________________ Can children with Hemophilia live with the disease? Yes / No

5. Tourettes Syndrome What is it? _________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Who gets it? _______________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain Motor Tics__________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Explain Vocal Tics___________________________________ ____________________________________________________ How is it treated? __________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Can children with T ourettes live with the disease? Yes / No

6. Color Blindness What is it? _________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Who gets it? _______________________________________ ___________________________________________________ How is it Diagnosed? ________________________________ ____________________________________________________ How is it treated? __________________________________ ____________________________________________________

7. Alzheimers Disease What is it? _________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Who gets it? _______________________________________ ___________________________________________________ What causes it? _____________________________________ ____________________________________________________ What are the symptoms? _____________________________ ____________________________________________________

8. Which genetic disease/syndrome do you think would be awful to have and reflect on why it would be so hard to live with? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________