Post 5 Genetic Disorder Cancer

1. Cancer
2. The causes of this disorder can end up in death, a loss of something, or just really bad illness.
3. It mainly affects the person who has it. But it also affects the family because you have the chance of losing that person.
4. Its starts off with them getting sick, then they get really weak, they have to go through a lot of treatments, and then they get scared because of the chance of death or losing something out or off there body that they might need later on.
5. Types of treatment are: Chemotherapy, Radiation, Surgery, and much more.
6. Its very hard to prevent, its just something that kind of happens.
7. You can over come it or you just have the strong possibility of not recovering because your body has stopped fighting. So the life expectancy just depends on how strong the person is.



9.http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/treatment/types-of-treatment

Post 5 #2

What is it? Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

What are the causes of this disorder? Charcot-Marie-Tooth is one of the most common nerve-related disorders passed down through families (inherited). Problems in at least 40 genes cause different forms of this disease. The disease leads to damage or destruction to the covering (sheath) around nerve fibers

Who does it affect? Symptoms usually begin between mid-childhood and early adulthood. It can affect male, or females.

How does it affect the person? Progressive inability to walk, weakness and can cause injury to areas of the body that have decreased sensation.

What are the treatments? There is no known cure. Orthopedic surgery or equipment (such as braces or orthopedic shoes) may make it easier to walk. Physical and occupational therapy may help maintain muscle strength and improve independent functioning.
What is the life expectancy of a person with this disorder?

Find and post a video that deals with this disorder.
http://youtu.be/Dt9nHUjK-0A

Make sure to list all websites and resources used to find information for each disorder
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/charcot-marie-tooth-disease
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/charcot_marie_tooth/charcot_marie_tooth.htm

Post 5! (2) Rhi

Angelman Syndrome!





Angelman syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes developmental disabilities and neurological problems, such as difficulty speaking, balancing and walking and, in some cases, seizures. Frequent smiles and outbursts of laughter are common for people with Angelman syndrome, and many have happy, excitable personalities.





It's most often caused by problems with a gene located on chromosome 15 called the ubiquitin-protein ligase E3A (UBE3A) gene.


You receive your genes, which occur in pairs, from your parents. One copy comes from your mother (maternal copy), and the other copy comes from your father (paternal copy).





In a small percentage of cases, however, Angelman syndrome may be inherited from a parent, so a family history of the disease may increase a baby's risk of developing Angelman syndrome.





Because there isn't a way to repair chromosome defects, there's no cure for Angelman syndrome. Treatment focuses on managing the medical and developmental problems that the chromosome defects cause.

#5 Tourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome is a heretetary neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics.

The exact cause of Tourette's is unknown, but it is well established that both genetic and environmental factors are involved. Genetic studies have shown that the overwhelming majority of cases of Tourette's are inherited, although the exact mode of inheritance is not yet known, and no gene has been identified.

A diagnosis of TD is generally made before the child reaches his or her 18th birthday. In the majority of cases, a child is diagnosed around the age of seven. TD affects more males than females.

Involuntary, purposeless, motor movements may involve different parts of the body, such as the face, neck, shoulders, trunk, or hands.

Specific treatment for Tourette's disorder will be determined by your child's adolescent's physician based on:

• Your child's adolescent's age, overall health, and medical history.




• Extent of disruption caused by tic behavior




• Your child's adolescent's tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies.

Tourettes Syndrome cannot be prevented because it is hereditary.

Although there's no cure, you can live a normal life span with Tourette syndrome, and many people with Tourette don't need treatment when symptoms aren't troublesome. Children often outgrow Tourette syndrome after adolescence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPmpIY7XJVE

Post # 5 Genetic Disorder 1 (Down Syndrome) Breanna

Create a post for each disorder. Label the post as Example: #5 Genetic Disorder 1 (Down Syndrome);

1. What is it? is a chromosomal disorder caused by an error in cell division that results in an extra 21st chromosome.


2. What are the causes of this disorder?- occurs because of an abnormality characterized by an extra copy of genetic material on all or part of the 21st chromosome


3. Who does it affect?- It can affect anyone, any race, any religion


4. How does it affect the person?- Thyroid problems, Hearing problems ,Developmental delay, Congenital Heart Disease.


5. What are the treatments?- Unfortantly, there isn't any treatmeant for this type of disorder. But treatment is availible for the health problems might have.


6. How or can it be prevented?- Down syndrome can not be treated


7. What is the life expectancy of a person with this disorder?- The life expectancy for people with down syndrome has increased substantially. In 1929, the average life span of a person with Down syndrome was nine years. But,today it is common for a person with Down syndrome to live to age 50 and beyond.


8. Find and post a video that deals with this disorder. http://youtu.be/iHia_XfaFN0


9. Make sure to list all websites and resources used to find information for each disorder.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145554.php

http://down-syndrome.emedtv.com/down-syndrome/down-syndrome-effects.html

http://www.mamashealth.com/syndrome/downsyn.asp

http://down-syndrome.emedtv.com/down-syndrome/down-syndrome-prognosis.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHia_XfaFN0&feature=related

Post # 4 Breanna

Did you get to see the northern lights the other night? If so, describe what they looked like.- No, I didn't get to see the northern lights I kinda wish I did that would be pretty neat to see(:

POST #2!

Huntington's disease (HD) affects both men and women equally and more commonly appears during middle-age.
Huntington's disease is an incurable, hereditary brain disorder. It is a devastating brain disorder for which there is no currently 'effective' treatment. Nerve cells become damaged, causing various parts of the brain to deteriorate. The disease affects movement, behavior and cognition - the affected individuals' abilities to walk, think, reason and talk are gradually eroded to such a point that they eventually become entirely reliant on other people for their care. Huntington's disease has a major emotional, mental, social and economic impact on the lives of patients, as well as their families.

Post #3 Breanna

• Post a picture of the creepiest animal you can think of (be creative, but make sure it is a real animal).




• Give 3 pieces of information about that animal. 1. An anaconda is a large, non-venomous snake found in tropical South America. 2. The green anaconda is the largest snake in the world, when both weight and length are considered. It can reach a length of 30 feet (9 meters) and weigh up to 550 pounds (227 kilograms). 3. They reach their monumental size on a diet of wild pigs, deer, birds, turtles, capybara, caimans, and even jaguars. Anacondas are nonvenomous constrictors, coiling their muscular bodies around captured prey and squeezing until the animal asphyxiates.




• Tell why this animal creeps you out.- This animal creeps me out because I do not like snakes and it's huge!
  

post 5-2 Dwarfism

What is it? short stature resulting from a medical condition

What are the causes of this disorder? underdevelop during childhood, low blood levels of the growth hormone during childhood, to very short height with arms and legs that are not in proportion to the rest of the body.

Who does it affect? Whenever your born

How does it affect the person? Medical conditions, and Doesn't grow past 4'10".

What are the treatments? No treatment.

How or can it be prevented? there is no cure, this disease just happens natural.

What is the life expectancy of a person with this disorder? People with dwarfism have a mean average lifespan of only 10 years less than the general population.


Find and post a video that deals with this disorder.

Make sure to list all websites and resources used to find information for each disorder. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/dwarfism-causes.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dwarfism/DS01012/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Are_there_any_known_treatments_or_cures_for_dwarfism

Post #2

. What part of your insect collection experience was the easiest?- Catching the bugs

2. What part of your insect collection experience was the hardest?- Identifying

3. If you had to start another collection for this class, what would you do differently the second time? What would you do the same way?- Spend more time studying the collection. um I really don't know

4. Give the most important piece of advice you can think of for an amateur insect collector.- Pay real close attention and just have patients.

5. Share two website links that would be helpful to beginning collectors.http://xerantheum.vicissitudo.net/insects.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_3842_start-bug-collection.html

Genetic disorder 1 (Alpers Syndrome)

~Alpers' disease, also called Alpers' syndrome, 1 progressive sclerosing poliodystrophy, and progressive infantile poliodystrophy, is a progressive degenerative disease of the central nervous system that occurs mostly in infants and children. It is an autosomal recessive disorder that is sometimes seen in siblings. Alpers' disease is caused by certain genetic mutations in the POLG gene.\

~While some researchers believe that Alpers' disease is caused by an underlying metabolic defect, no consistent defect has been identified.

~Alpers' disease affects the family of the patient because the life expectancy is about 15.

~Alpers' disease affects the following. Optic atrophy, Blindness, Liver failure, Cardiorespiratory failure and Chronic brain failure.

~The goals of treatment include monitoring and controlling progression of the disease and treating the symptoms. Most important is to strictly control blood pressure.

~It cannot be prevented.

~Life expectancy is not more than 14.

Post 5! #2

What is it? It's called hemophilia. It's a genetic disorder that impair the body's ability to control blood clotting or coagulation.

Who does it affect? It affects many more men than women. There are two types, one type affecting around 1 out of 5,000 male births and the other in around one in every 20,000. It is not impossible for a female to have this, but it is unusual.

How does it affect the person? it could cause severe Internal bleeding, joint damage,sometimes even brain hemorrhage, and many other things that are horrible.

Treatments? Blood transfusions, blood clotting factor treatments, including the development of an immune inhibitor which renders factor treatments less effective.

How can it be prevented? It's genetic.

What is the life expectancy? Life expectancy varies. People with severe hemophilia who don't receive treatments have greatly shortened lifespans and often do not reach maturity. Prior to the 1960's expectancy was around 11 years old. By the 1980's it was up to 50-60 years old. Now life expectancy is normal, only 10 years less than the unaffected male.

Post #1

What was the most interesting insect you found for your collection?

1. Name that insect. Common bluetail dragonfly
   
2. Post a picture of that insect.
3. List 3 characteristics of that insect. 1. they fly low through the reeds and often fly well out over the water. 2. It inhabits a wide range of habitats, from small ponds to rivers 3. They are especially common at lakes and reservoirs.
4. Tell why you thought it was so interesting. I thought it was interesting because it is pretty(:

post 5..genetic disorder #2 (Tay-Sachs Disease)

Tay-Sachs Disease
Tay-Sachs disease occurs when the body lacks hexosaminidase A, a protein that helps break down a chemical found in nerve tissue called gangliosides. Without this protein, gangliosides, particularly ganglioside GM2, build up in cells, especially nerve cells in the brain. Tay-Sachs disease is caused by a defective gene on chromosome 15. When both parents carry the defective Tay-Sachs gene, a child has a 25% chance of developing the disease. Tay-Sachs has been classified into infantile, juvenile, and adult forms, depending on the symptoms and when they first appear. Most people with Tay-Sachs have the infantile form. In this form, the nerve damage usually begins while the baby is still in the womb. Symptoms usually appear when the child is 3 to 6 months old. The disease tends to get worse very quickly, and the child usually dies by age 4 or 5. Deafness, Decreased eye contact, blindness Decreased muscle tone (loss of muscle strength), Delayed mental and social skills, Dementia, Increased startle reaction, Irritability, Listlessness, Loss of motor skills, Paralysis or loss of muscle function, Seizures, and Slow growth are affects if this disorder. There is no treatment for Tay-Sachs disease itself, only ways to make the patient more comfortable. It can be prevented by taking tests on the parents before getting pregnant, and looking at family background.



http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002390/

CEP

Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria (CEP)
This disease is extremely rare and is autosomal recessive. It is also known as Gunther's disease. The deficient enzyme is uroporphyrinogen III cosynthase (or uroporphyrinogen III synthase). Various mutations in the gene for this enzyme have been identified in different families. As is characteristic of the erythropoietic porphyrias, symptoms begin during infancy. Sometimes CEP is recognized as a cause of anemia in a fetus before birth. In less severe cases symptoms may begin during adult life. Porphyrins are markedly increased in bone marrow, red blood cells, plasma, urine and feces. Porphyrins are also deposited in the teeth and bones.

Skin photosensitivity may be extreme, and can lead to blistering, severe scarring and increased hair growth. Bacteria may infect the damaged skin. Facial features and fingers may be lost through phototoxic damage as well as infection. Red blood cells have a shortened life-span, and anemia often results. Synthesis of heme and hemoglobin are actually increased to compensate for the shortened red blood cell survival.

Blood transfusions and perhaps removing the spleen may reduce porphyrin production by the bone marrow. Activated charcoal given by mouth is sometimes effective. Bone Marrow Transplantation has been very effective in some patients. Stem cell transplantation and gene therapy may also be an option in the future.

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/957765-overview

www.porphyriafoundation.com/

#5 Hemophilia A Disorder

1. Hemophialia A is a a hereditary bleeding disorder caused by a lack of blood clotting factor VIII. Without enough factor VIII, the blood cannot clot properly to stop bleeding.

2. Hemophilia A is caused by an inherited X-linked recessive trait, with the defective gene located on the X chromosome. Females have two copies of the X chromosome, so if the factor VIII gene on one chromosome doesn't work, the gene on the other chromosome can do the job of making enough factor VIII. Males, however, have only one X chromosome, so if the factor VIII gene on that chromosome is defective, they will have hemophilia A. Thus, most people with hemophilia A are male.

3. Men, and Women after giving birth.

4. Hemophilia causes bleeding and bruising. This can lead to internal bleeding and painful swelling of the joints. Septic arthritis occurs more frequently in people with hemophilia. Abdominal bleeding and digestive problems are concerns in people with hemophilia. Bleeding can cause skin discoloration, pain, and swelling under the skin.

5. Standard treatment involves replacing the missing clotting factor. The amount of factor VIII concentrates needed depends on the severity of the bleeding, the site of the bleeding, and the size of the patient.

6. Hemophilia is a genetic (inherited) disease and cannot be prevented. Genetic counseling, identification of carriers through molecular genetic testing, and prenatal diagnosis are available to help individuals understand their risk of having a child with hemophilia.

7. 30 years ago, the life expectancy for a hemophiliac was short approximately 40-50 years but now scientists rocking with recombinant DNA technology which increases the quality of life span.

http://youtu.be/BZN9skFmKTg

post 5

Prader–Willi syndrome


*What is it?
complex genetic disorder.


*What are the causes of this disorder?
This disorder causes poor muscle tone, A constant feeling of hunger, and low levels of sex hormones.


*Who does it affect?
This affects 1 in every 12,000 to 15,000 people. Both sexes and all races.

*How does it affect the person?
causes them to always be hungry and eat all the time; making them gain weight


*What are the treatments?
There is no cure for tohis disorder. But growth hormones and excercise can help build muscles, and controll their weight.


*How or can it be prevented?

NO, Prader–Willi syndrome cannot be prevented.

*What is the life expectancy of a person with this disorder?

You can live a full life if you take proper care.


http://youtu.be/JDmvqLK7S_0

*Find and post a video that deals with this disorder.

*websites

http://www.medicinenet.com/prader-willi_syndrome/article.htm
http://www.sharecare.com/question/can-prader-willi-syndrome-prevented
http://uaddit.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=1511

Post 5 Genetic Disorder Cleft palate/ lip

1.Cleft palate/ lip
2.The causes of this disorder are where the lip or the palate don't form.
3.Most of the time this disorder affects the person or animal that it has happened to, or it can also affect the family because they don't know what to expect when you first find out about it.
4.It affects the person speech most of the time, or you have to eat a certain way for a certain amount of time. I had a cleft palate when I was born, I have seen all the pictures from my surgeries and have heard stories from my mom telling me how scared she was, because I couldn't eat right. There are pictures from when my mom fed me that it came out my nose. I was a very lucky baby. When we had finally got it fixed I weighed about the same as when I was born unlike a normal 10 month baby was suppose to. Its hard for people to understand that things like this do happen and no matter how we turn out there's always gonna be something different. So people with cleft lips I feel sorry for because if people get teased for speech impediments, I wonder what they do to people with cleft lips.
5.A typical procedure for a cleft palate/ lip is where they put the baby or kid, what ever age they are able to get the surgery. They get them on a surgery table and have to put you to sleep for a little bit, they pretty much put clamps in your mouth to hold your mouth open wide enough to stitch up the hole or gap in your lip. On the cleft palate you usually have enough lose skin in the roof of your mouth to sew together. On a cleft lip they have to use skin off another part of your body to fill in the gap.
6.Its very hard to prevent. You can't always keep the woman that is pregnant healthy, she is going to get sick. Its also a genetic gene.
7.Well as many people that I have met and also lived through myself, I don't think this is a life or death situation. One of my parents friends parents had the same thing as me and they are now about 80 or 90. So I think you can live a normal life with a few complications like what I had.



9.http://www.geneticalliance.org.uk/genesandyou_cleftlip.htm ;That website and my own experiance.

post 5...genetic disorder #1 (Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum)

Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum

is a genetic disease that causes fragmentation and mineralization of elastic fibers in some tissues.

Usually, pseudoxanthoma elasticum affects the skin first, often in childhood but frequently later. Small, yellowish papular lesions form and cutaneous laxity mainly affects the neck, axillae (armpits), groin, and flexural creases (the inside parts of the elbows and knees). Skin may become lax and redundant.
It affects both men and women, females are twice as likely to be affected as males There is no treatment that directly interferes with the disease process, although dietary restriction of calcium has been tried with limited results. For excessive areas of skin, plastic surgery may be needed. This disorder has a normal life expectancy.

http://youtu.be/H1vSJaEhCso

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoxanthoma_elasticum

Post #5 1 (Down Syndrome)

What is it? Down Syndrome some call it Trisomy 21.

What are the causes of this disorder? Down syndrome occurs because of an abnormality characterized by an extra copy of genetic material on all or part of the 21st chromosome. Every cell in the body contains genes that are grouped along chromosomes in the cell's nucleus or center. There are normally 46 chromosomes in each cell, 23 inherited from your mother and 23 from your father. When some or all of a person's cells have an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21, the result is Down syndrome.

Who does it affect? Down Syndrome can affect anyone boy or girl. Any race and in any area of the world.


How does it affect the person? Congenital heat disease. Immune system problems. Thyroid problems. Bone, muscle, nerve, or joint problems. Hearing problems. Eye problems. Seizure disorders. Developmental delay. Mental retardation. Premature aging.

What are the treatments? There are no actual treatments for the disease but for the side effects you should get, regular checkups and screening. You can have medications or even surgery to help with the side effects. Also counseling and support will help the family and patient stay stong.

How can it be prevented? Physicians are not certain how to prevent the chromosomal error that causes Down Syndrome. To date, there is no reason to believe that a parent could have done anything to cause or prevent the birth of their baby with Down syndrome. Some claim that various high dose vitamins given to children with Down syndrome will improve the mental performance and lessen the mental retardation.

What is the life expectancy of a person with this disorder? It just varies depending on ones health.

Find and post a video that deals with this disorder.


Make sure to list all websites and resources used to find information for each disorder.


http://www.nads.org/pages_new/facts.html


http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/genetics/downs.html

Post #5 1:)

Progeria is caused by a single tiny defect in a child's genetic code, but it has devastating and life-changing consequences. On average, a child born with this disease will be dead by the age of 13. As they see their bodies fast forward through the normal process of ageing they develop striking physical symptoms, often including premature baldness, heart disease, thinning bones and arthritis. There is a family that has five children with this disease. Check out this video for more information.

Post #5-1 Turner Syndrome

What is it? A disease that effects girls when their younger


What are the causes of this disorder? Girls are orginally born with 2 X chromosomes, but girls with turner syndrome are only born with one X chromosome or they are missing half of the X chromosomes.

Who does it affect? 1 out of 2500 girls

How does it affect the person? Kidney Promblems, High Blood Pressure, heart problems, overweight, hearing difficulties, Diabetes, and thyroid problems What are the treatments? Growth Hormone injections for their hight, Estrogen Replacement to start puberty, A heart expert (cardiologist) for heart problems, and checked by doctor regually for high blood pressure.


How or can it be prevented? There is no cure for this disorder.

youtube video


What is the life expectancy of a person with this disorder? Most girls with turner syndrome can live a long life with proper medical care.

Make sure to list all websites and resources used to find information for each disorder. http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/genetic/turner.html


http://www.medicinenet.com/turner_syndrome/article.htm


http://runkle-science.wikispaces.com/Turner+Syndrome

Project Post Five (Genetic Abnormalities)

Project Post Five



Since we are studying genetics, we are going to post some information on genetic disorders. Your job is to post information about two genetic disorders.

• What Is It?

Before I can go into and explain about the genetic disorders I must first, define what a genetic disorder is

A genetic :disorder is an illness caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes, especially a condition that is present from before birth.

The two genetic disorders I have chosen include:


Haemophila A (Hemophilia)


Sickle-Cell Anemia (Drepanocytosis)

• What Are The Causes Of These Disorders?

1) Haemophila A (Hemophilia)- Is caused by the deficiency of clotting factor VIII, this is also an X-ressecive related chromosome.

2) Sickle-Cell Anemia (Drepanocytosis)- The types of haemoglobin a person makes in the red blood cells depend on what haemoglobin genes are inherited from his parents. In other words I have no idea what causes this genetic order other than passed on from parents, but that is kind of obvious (genetic disorder).

• Who Does This Affect?

1) Haemophila A- This genetic disorder affects (homozygus) males, (homozygus) females, and (heterozygus) females.

2) Sickle-Cell Anemia- This is able to affect anyone. But this is most commonly found in African Americans.

• How Do This Affect The Person?

1) Haemophila A- To list the affect on the people themselves would take to much room so I have enclosed a couple of hyperlinks to Webpages with the severity of the affects of Haemophila on a person.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_A




• http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/hemophilia-000076.htm
  

2) Sickle-Cell Anemia- Also as stated above, it would take to much room to list affects on a person, so I have enclosed hyperlinks below. (Also a pdf file hyperlink)

• http://www.psych.sc.edu/pdfdocs/pepsforteachers.pdf




• http://www.umm.edu/blood/sickle.htm

• What Are The Treatments?

1) Haemophila- Some of the treatments include:athough there is no cure, it can be controlled with regular infusions of the deficient clotting factor, i.e. factor VIII.

2) Sickle-Cell Anemia- Bone marrow transplant offers the only potential cure for sickle cell anemia. But, finding a donor is difficult and the procedure has serious risks associated with it, including death.

• How Or Can This Be Prevented?

Neither of these can be prevented or avioded, unless you want to genetically engineer your child...

• What Is The Life Expactancy Of A Person With This/These Diseases?

1) Haemophila A-Without adequate treatment, many people with hemophilia die before they reach adulthood. However, with proper treatment, life expectancy for people with hemophilia is about 10 years less than that of males without hemophilia.

2) Sickle-Cell Amenia- Among children and adults with sickle cell anemia (homozygous for sickle hemoglobin), the median age at death was 42 years for males and 48 years for females. Among those with sickle cell-hemoglobin C disease, the median age at death was 60 years for males and 68 years for females. (Reasons for men dying first are because men tend to have a faster heartbeat on average, and work out more...)

• Post A Video

Sorry, I wasn't able to embed the video clips so I linked them below.

http://youtu.be/QlkbGSFyNYo

http://youtu.be/9UpwV1tdxcs

• Sources

http://www.Youtube.com
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sickle-cell-anemia/DS00324/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs
http://www.news-medical.net/health/Haemophilia-Treatments.aspx
http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-the-life-expectancy-of-someone-with-hemophilia
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199406093302303

Post 5! #1

What is it? Color Blindness; it's the inability or decreased ability to see color, or perceive color differences, under lighting conditions when color vision is not normally impaired.
What are the causes of this disorder? When there is a fault in the development of either or both sets of retinal cones that perceive color in light and transmit that information to the optic nerve.
Who does it affect? It affects nearly one out of every ten men and only 2 percent of women.
How does it affect the person? It does not let them distinguish red from green or see red and green differently from most people.
What are the treatments? Treatments for this is unneccesary.
How or can it be prevented? It cannot be prevented, because it is an inhereted disease.
What is the life expectancy of a person with this disorder? This does not affect the person's life expectacy.

If you are color blind, you will not be able to distinguish the numbers :)

http://www.wikipedia.com/
http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/color-blindness

Genetic Disorders 1 (Spinal Stenosis)

Spinal Stenosis!

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of one or more areas in your spine — most often in your neck or lower back. This narrowing can put pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerves at the level of compression.

Spinal stenosis is commonly caused by age-related changes in the spine. In severe cases of spinal stenosis, doctors may recommend surgery to create additional space for the spinal cord or nerves.

Spinal stenosis

Spinal stenosis occurs when the space within the spinal canal or around the nerve roots becomes narrowed.

Degenerative changes of the spine

As your spine ages, it's more likely to experience bone spurs and thinned or herniated disks.

These problems can reduce the amount of space available for your spinal cord and its nerve roots.

This happens usually to older people who are ageing.

Spinal Stenosis can be tested with Spinal X-rays, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), CT Myelogram.

Treatment and Medication to treat Spinal Stenosis.

• Antidepressants. Nightly doses of tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline and nortriptyline, may help ease pain caused by spinal stenosis.
• Anti-seizure drugs. Some anti-seizure drugs, such as gabapentin (Neurontin) and pregabalin (Lyrica), are used to reduce pain caused by damaged nerves.
• Opioids. Drugs such as oxycodone (Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) contain substances related to codeine, which can be habit-forming.

Steroid injections
Your nerve roots may become irritated and swollen at the spots where they are being pinched. Injecting a corticosteroid into the space around that constriction can help reduce the inflammation and relieve some of the pressure. However, repeated steroid injections can weaken nearby bones and connective tissue.

The goal is to relieve the pressure on your spinal cord or nerve roots. For example, a laminectomy removes the back part (lamina) of the affected vertebrae to create more room within the spinal canal. In some cases, vertebrae also may need to be fused together to maintain the spine's strength. In most cases, surgery helps reduce spinal stenosis symptoms. But some people's symptoms stay the same or get worse after surgery. Surgical risks include infection, a tear in the membrane that covers the spinal cord, a blood clot in a leg vein and neurological deterioration.

Medication for Easing Spinal Stenosis Pain

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/spinal-stenosis/DS00515/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs

http://www.5min.com/Video/Medication-for-Easing-Spinal-Stenosis-Pain-517128218

Dent Post #5 Genetic Disorders

Since we are studying genetics, we are going to post some information on genetic disorders.  Your job is to post information about two genetic disorders.  The information you are to find about the disorders you pick is listed below:

Create a post for each disorder.  Label the post as Example:  #5 Genetic Disorder 1 (Down Syndrome);

1. What is it?
2. What are the causes of this disorder?
3. Who does it affect?
4. How does it affect the person?
5. What are the treatments?
6. How or can it be prevented?
7. What is the life expectancy of a person with this disorder?
8. Find and post a video that deals with this disorder.
9. Make sure to list all websites and resources used to find information for each disorder. 

Please ask if you have any questions.