Genetic Disorders

Progeria
1. Inheritance
  1. LMNA Gene
  2. Somatic Mutation in Parents
2. Characteristics
  1. Premature Aging
  2. Misshapen Nucleus
3. Detection
  1. Apprehension of Symptoms
  2. Genetic Blood Testing
4. Treatment
  1. No Effective Treatment Known
  2. Treat Symptoms of Aging
  3. Experimental Treatments
    1. FRI's (Anti-Cancer Drugs) Limit Progerin
    2. Progerin Causes the Misshapen Nucleus
5. Physical Effects
  1. Premature Aging
  2. Atherosclerosis (Heart Disease)
  3. Enlarged Head
  4. Arthritis
  5. Death by Fourteen
6. Affected Population
  1. First Child
    1. One in 4-8 Million
  2. Already Having an afflicted child
    1. One in 20
Hypertrichosis
1. Characteristics
  1. Excessive Hair Growth
  2. "Werewolf Syndrome"
2. Inheritance
  1. Autosomal
    1. Mutation on 8q Chromosome
  2. Sex-Linked
    1. Mutation on 24xq Chromosome
  3. Multiple Forms
3. Detection
  1. Some forms noticable at birth
  2. Excessive Hair
  3. More than Hirsutism
4. Physical Effects
  1. Terminal Hypertrichosis
    1. Growth of Dark Terminal Hairs
    2. "Werewolf Syndrome"
  2. Hypertrichosis Lanuginosa
    1. White Thin Lango Hairs
    2. More Common than Terminal
  3. Localized Hypertrichosis
    1. Caused by Cancer
    2. Excessive Growth of Hair in one place
5. Affected Population
  1. Very Rare
  2. So Rare that I could not find this statistic
6. Treatment
  1. No Known Cure
  2. Hair Removal
    1. Chemical
    2. Laser
    3. Electrolysis
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