Conditions in HSC

Question 1

What is cystic fibrosis and what are the effects of it.

Answer 1

This is caused by a recessive gene in the development of a baby and causes the baby to grow up. and have a defect that produces a protein to produce more mucus than is needed resulting in difficulty breathing due to lungs being clogged and have difficulty absorbing nutrients from food.

Question 2

What is Brittle bone disease and what are the effects of it.

Answer 2

It is passed on from the parents , but it can also develop due to a genetic mutation people with it their bones are a higher risk of breaking/fracture.

Question 3

What is Huntington’s and what are the effects of it?

Answer 3

often starts at the age of 35 and 55 it is a neurodegenerative genetic disorder.

Question 4

PKU

Answer 4

is a rare genetic disorder that prevents a child from breaking down phenylalanine an amino acid found in eggs, milk, meat. if they eat foods like this a harmful build up of chemicals/substances in the body that damage brain development