Assignment:
Topic:
State in general terms how the listed disorders differ from disorders we previously discussed like CF and Sickle cell anemia. By what mechanisms do these disorders arise? Choose one of the following disorders to focus on. Discuss the mechanisms that lead to the following disorders, the specific conditions that these people experience and the long-term prognosis for those who inherit one of these disorders. While making your comments, you could take the voice of one of the following people:
- The affected individual
- A parent of the affected individual
- A doctor advising the parents after amniocentesis or chorionic villi sampling has shown that their fetus has the disorder.
Possible disorders:
- Down Syndrome (trisomy 21)
- Down Syndrome (translocation)
- Patau Syndrome
- Edward's Syndrome
- Kleinfelter Syndrome
- XYY or XYYY
- XXX
- Turner's Syndrome
- Cri-du-chat syndrome
- Fragile X syndrome
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
Respond to Others: Read the postings of your classmates and comment on at least one other student's response. Do you agree with his/her interpretation? Why? Why not?