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GENETIC DISEASES
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Define disease abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism – may be caused by external factors or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions – Ex. Limes diseaseEx. Celiacs Disease
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Genetic disease Can a genetic disease be inherited?
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Think about it! Would you want to know if you had a genetic disease? Why? Carrying the genetics for a disease does not mean you will develop the disease. Would you still want to know you carry the genes for the disease? If you had a life threatening disease and you have had children, would you get them tested or leave the choice up to them?
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Diagnostic Tools Using diagnostic tools can be used to identify various types of common genetic disorders: – Ultrasound – Chorionic Villus Sampling – Amniocentesis – Karyotype – Human Genome Project – Pedigree
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Ultrasound
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CVS: Chorionic Villus Sampling Preformed earlier in pregnancy 10-12 weeks' gestation Increases risk of miscarriage 0.5-1% A catheter or needle is used to biopsy placental cells
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Amniocentesis Preformed later in pregnancy 15-18 weeks' gestation Increases rate of miscarriage: 0.25-0.5% A needle is used to sample amniotic fluid
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Why risk miscarriage? Women 35 years of age or older are at increased risk for infants with Down syndrome and certain other types of aneuploidy (abnormal # of chromosomes) Creating karyotype from CVS or amniocentesis gives a definitive answer about possible aneuploidy.
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Karyotype (normal male; left, normal female, right)
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Abnormal Karyotype
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Human Genome Project (HGP) The HGP was a 13-year project that was completed in 2003 The 6 goals of the project: i dentify determine store improve transfer address issues that may arise from the project
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Pedigree of genetic inheritance Pedigrees can show how genetics are inherited throughout a family. They show whether a trait is dominant, recessive or sex-linked.
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Numbering individuals in pedigrees
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Is shaded recessive or dominant?
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Fill in the genotypes: complete dominance example
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Famous pedigree: hemophilia
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