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Human Genetic Disorders Introduction
Name: _________________________
HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE (dominant)
1. What is Huntington’s Disease?
2. When do people with Huntington’s develop signs and symptoms?
3. What are some of the symptoms of Huntington’s Disease – list a few symptoms
for each category? (a) movement disorders, (b) cognitive disorders, (c)
psychiatric disorders.
4. What are the causes of Huntington’s?
5. What chromosome number does it affect?
6. How is it diagnosed?
7. How is it treated?
8. How many people are affected by this (how common)?
Human Genetic Disorders Introduction
Name: _________________________
CYSTIC FIBROSIS DISEASE (recessive)
1. What is Cystic Fibrosis?
2. What are some of the symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis? (a) respiratory, (b) digestive
3. How is it inherited / what causes cystic fibrosis?
4. What chromosome number does it affect?
5. How is it diagnosed?
6. How is it treated?
7. What people typically are affected by cystic fibrosis?
Human Genetic Disorders Introduction
Name: _________________________
SICKLE CELL ANEMIA (co-dominant)
1. What is Sickle Cell Anemia?
2. What are the symptoms of Sickle Cell Anemia?
3. How is it inherited / what causes this?
4. What chromosome number does it affect?
5. How is it diagnosed?
6. How is it treated?
7. How many people are affected by this (how common)? Are there specific groups
of people affected only – who?
Human Genetic Disorders Introduction
Name: _________________________
HEMOPHILIA (sex-linked)
1. What is Hemophilia?
2. What are the symptoms of Hemophilia?
3. How is it inherited / what causes it?
4. What chromosome number does it affect?
5. How is it diagnosed?
6. How is it treated?
7. How many people and what groups of people are affected by this (how
common)?
Human Genetic Disorders Introduction
Name: _________________________
DOWN SYNDROME (chromosome problem - autosome)
1. What is Down Syndrome?
2. What are the symptoms of Down Syndrome?
3. How is it inherited / what causes this?
4. What chromosome number does it affect?
5. How is it diagnosed?
6. How is it treated?
7. How many people are affected by this (how common)?
Human Genetic Disorders Introduction
Name: _________________________
KLINEFELTER’S SYNDROME (chromosome problem – male sex chromosome)
1. What is Klinefelter’s Syndrome?
2. What are the symptoms of Klinefelter’s Syndrome?
3. How is it inherited / what causes this?
4. How does it affect the sex chromosomes in males?
5. How is it diagnosed?
6. How is it treated?
7. How many people are affected by this (how common)?
Human Genetic Disorders Introduction
Name: _________________________
TURNER’S SYNDROME (chromosome problem – female sex chromosome)
1. What is Turner’s Syndrome?
2. What are the symptoms of Turner’s Syndrome?
3. How is it inherited / what causes it?
4. How does it affect the sex chromosomes in females?
5. How is it diagnosed?
6. How is it treated?
7. How many people are affected by this (how common)?