Common Hereditary Diseases
Heart-related hereditary conditions.
What is Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Inherited Heart Rhythm problems, and Marfan syndrome?
Name two hereditary diseases that are common eye disorders
What are color blindness, retinitis pigmentosa?
The definition of a hereditary disease.
What is a condition passed down from parents to children through genes?
A family history's relationship with the diagnosis of a hereditary disease.
What tells you if you have a chance of having the disease?
The people around you can support you by...
What is creating family support, medical teams, accommodations, supports groups, and online communities?
Common eye disorders.
What is color blindness and retinitis pigmentosa?
Types of support systems (name 2)
The cause of hereditary diseases.
What is changes or mutations in DNA?
Ways you can check if you had a hereditary disease, name at least two
What are family history review, physical examination, genetic testing, and blood tests?
This is done regularly to manage your hereditary disease.
What is regular medical checkups?
Hereditary conditions with growth.
What is dwarfism and marfan syndrome?
Terms to know about hereditary diseases (name 3)
What are gene, mutation, carrier, genetic counseling, and inheritance?
True or False: Hereditary diseases skip generations.
What is true?
Late onset in hereditary diseases
What is appears later in life?
A physical, long-term treatment
What is physical therapy?
Metabolic disorders.
What is cystic fibrosis and type 1 diabetes?
Hunington's disease
What is affects movement and thinking?
True or false: Hereditary diseases can affect any part of the body
Blood and saliva samples are this type of testing
What is genetic testing?
A way to prevent hereditary diseases that has limited timing
What is early screening?
Conditions that affects blood.
What is sickle cell disease and hemophilia?
This disease affects lungs and digestion.
What is cystic fibrosis?
The three types of inheritance
What are dominate, recessive, and x-linked?
Predicts disease risk and guides treatment choices
The four ways to prevent and manage hereditary diseases. (From our notes)
What is regular check-ups, health lifestyle choices, early screening, and following doctors advice?