10 - Genetic Diseases - Prevalence

Question 1

Marfan Syndrome

Answer 1

1 in 5,000

Question 2

Marfan Syndrome II

Answer 2

1 in 100,000

Question 3

DiGeorge Syndrome

Answer 3

1 in 10,000 live births

Question 4

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Answer 4

1 in 20,000

Question 5

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Answer 5

1 in 500

Question 6

Molar Oligodontia

Answer 6

20% of population, 50:50 chance in children

Question 7

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Answer 7

1 in 2,500

Question 8

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Answer 8

1 in 3,500; 5,000 (males)

Question 9

Amelogenesis Imperfecta

Answer 9

1 in 700 (Sweden)

1 in 14,000 (US)

Question 10

Cystic Fibrosis

Answer 10

1 in 3,000 live births (whites); 1 in 25 carriers

Question 11

Down Syndrome

Answer 11

1 in 800 (1 in 1,550 young women; 1 in 25-older women)