Tay-Sachs
Bloom Syndrom
Crohn's Disease
Genetic Testing
Jewish Values
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Tay-Sachs destroys ________.

The nervous system

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Symptoms begin to appear during _____ and as a ______.

during pregnancy and as a newborn

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Crohn's Disease targets the ______.

digestive tract

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Genetic testing looks for ______.

changes in DNA

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_____ is the Jewish value of kindness.

Chesed

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Symptoms appear around ages ______.

4 to 6 months old

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Men are usually _____.

infertile

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Changing your diet can help _____.

reduce symptoms of Crohn's

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______ is a test to look for certain rare diseases often in people of Central and Eastern European (Ashkenazi) Jewish heritage.

Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Panel or AJGP

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____ means is the Jewish value for visiting and caring for the sick.

Bikur Cholim

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Children usually die by age ___.

4

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Approximately ___ out of every ___ people with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry are a carrier.

1 out of every 100

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Treatments can decrease inflammation in your intestines, relieve symptoms, and prevent complications, but there is _____ for Crohn's.

no cure

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_______ look for genetic changes in only one gene.

Single Gene tests

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_____ is the Jewish value for the preservation of life.

Pikuach Nefesh

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___ in every 25 people with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry are affected.

1

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Bloom Syndrome is caused by a change in a gene located on chromosome ___.

15

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Crohn's Disease is ___ to ___ times more prevalent among people of Ashkenazic ancestry.

2 to 4

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____ is the largest genetic test and looks at all of a person's DNA.

Whole genome sequencing

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