Cleft lip/palate
During what weeks of pregnancy are the lip and palate formed?
Lip: between fourth and seventh weeks of pregnancy
Palate: between sixth and ninth weeks of pregnancy
What does hemophilia prevent your blood from doing
Clotting
What are the most common treatments?
Therapy and biopsy
Is this disease x-linked, autosomal dominant, or autosomal recessive?
Autosomal dominant
Factors that can cause a cleft lip/palate
Environmental factors (air, water,etc...), drugs, medications, and alcohol.
What problems can occur with a child born with a cleft?
Speech impairments, eating, and teeth problems.
What is the main symptom of hemophilia?
Bleeding
What effect does this disease cause to the body?
It weakens the bodies muscles
What type of tumors does this disease cause?
Benign tumors
Is hemophilia common or Rare?
Rare
What is another word for a cleft lip or palate?
Orofacial cleft
True or False, there is a cure for hemophilia.
False
At what age is this disease diagnosed?
Before 5 years old
True or false, most people with this disease will have a normal life span?
True
What is the average lifespan of someone diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy?
20 years
How is a cleft lip/palate formed?
It forms when the tissue of the lip or palate does not join completely before birth.
What genetic pattern is hemophilia?
X linked recessive
What is the possibility that a male infant will get this disease?
1 out of 3600
What are three of the six areas on the body that tuberous sclerosis effects?
Brain, skin, kidneys, heart, eyes, and lungs
What is the meaning of sclerosis?
It means the hardening of something soft, such as growths or organs.
What is the main treatment option for a cleft lip?
Surgery that will rejoin the lip together
How likely are you to get hemophilia?
1/5,000
What are the symptoms?
Trouble breathing and swallowing, difficulty walking.
The mutation of the Tes 1 gene causes a loss in what protein that allows cells to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way?
Hamartin
What is similar about all of these genetic disorders?
All of these disorders are formed during pregnancy.