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Genetic Disorders
Huntington's disease is an inherited neurological illness causing involuntary movements, severe emotional disturbance and cognitive decline.
Genetic Disorders
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs, leads to infection, and blocks the pancreas.
… fibrosis. Researchers at the University of Washington's Genome Center and at PathoGenesis Corporation have completed …
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Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder that causes a person's bones to break easily, often from little or no apparent trauma.
… for OI may include either biochemical testing or DNA-based sequencing of COL1A1 and COL1A2 . Biochemical testing … Changes in type I collagen are an indication of OI. DNA sequencing of COL1A1 and COL1A2 is used to identify the type …
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Duane syndrome is a rare, congenital eye movement disorder.
… associated with familial isolated Duane syndrome. Direct sequencing of the CHN1 gene is available as a clinical test, …
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Trimethylaminuria is a metabolic condition in which an individual is not able to convert trimethylamine into a compound called trimethylamine N-oxide.
… of the dose as trimethylamine. Gene testing called gene sequencing can be used to look for mutations in the FMO3 …
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rapidly progressive form of muscular dystrophy caused by a mutation in the DMD gene.
… spell out the instructions found within the DMD gene ( sequencing ). Together these two methods can detect the …
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Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of metabolism where a type of fat (lipid) called glucocerebroside cannot be adequately degraded.
… at the Medical Genetics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute by Dr. Ellen Sidransky. Dr. … research on Gaucher disease can be found at www.genome.gov/Staff/Sidransky . Additional Resources on Gaucher …
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Parkinson's disease is a neurological condition that typically causes tremor and/or stiffness in movement
… too early yet to be certain. New research studies, called genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are an approach that …
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited neurological disease characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of the muscles and loss of sensation.
Genetic Disorders
Colon cancer is a malignant tumor of the large intestine that affects both men and women.