Genetic factors Flashcards
What is a predisposition?
The possibility that you may inherit a condition from one of both of your parents
Name Inherited conditions
Kleinfelters
Cystic fibrosis
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Colour blindness
Huntingtons
Brittle bone disease
Downs syndrome
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Effects of cystic fibrosis
Lungs become clogged with thick mucus
Very short life expectancy
What is PKU
When you cant break down an amino acid found in milk eggs and meat
what ages does Huntingtons disease often start
35-55
Which genetic disease affects muscle coordination ?
Huntingtons
What does Huntingtons disease cause damage too?
Nerve cells in the brain
Who is kleinfelters syndrome found in?
Boys
How is downs syndrome caused?
An extra chromosome
Is downs syndrome inherited?
No
What type of condition is Muscular dystrophy?
A condition that worsens over time
Diseases and disorders that are more likely to happen in individuals
with a susceptibility include…
High blood cholestrol
Cancer
Diabetes
Sucseptability + smoking =
Lung cancer
What is feotal alcohol syndrome?
Conditions that can occur if the mother of the baby drinks alcohol when pregnant
Effects of feotal alcohol syndrome
Physical problems
behavioural problems
Learning difficulties
