HUMAN GENETICS WEBQUEST

TRY THE FOLLOWING SITE TO FIND OUT ON WHICH CHROMOSOME YOUR DISORDER IS FOUND, AND WHICH OTHER DISEASES ARE RELATED TO THE SAME SITE ON THE CHROMOSOME:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/


CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DISEASES.
Sickle-Cell Disease
Hemophilia
albinism P
henylketonuria
Cystic Fibrosis
Tay Sachs Disease
colorblindness
Adrenoleukodystrophy (Lorenzo's Oil)
Hereditary Deafness
Coffin-Lowry Syndrome
Achondroplasia (dwarfism)
Fragile X Syndrome
Huntington's Disease
Marfan Syndrome (Alton Giant)
Trisomy 13 (Edward's Syndrome)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Rett Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome
Turner Syndrome
Rett Syndrome
Progeria (premature aging)
Xeroderma pigmentosum
Gaucher Disease
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

DOWNLOAD THIS FILE AND OPEN IT.
RESEARCH THE DISEASE. YOU WILL NEED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS- (IN YOUR NOTEBOOK)
Medical
1. How does a person inherit it? Is it dominant or recessive?
2. What are the possible genotypes of the parents? If the disease is a chromosomal abnormality, describe the abnormality.
3. How prevalent is the disease in the population (include statistics)?
4. What are the chances of a person with this disease passing the disease to their offspring (include possible scenarios)?
5. How is the disease diagnosed?
6. What are the physical symptoms of the disease?
7. What is the life expectancy of someone with the disease?
8. How can the disease be treated?
Personal
1. What is everyday life like? What is the quality of life?
2. What limitations does the person have?
3. What are some organizations that can help a family cope with a child's disorder (web links)
4. How possible is it that a cure will be found?

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