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| HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS |
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Definition
| Gradual deterioration of brain tissue in middle age; shortened life expectancy |
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| HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE DEFECT |
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Definition
| Production of an inhibitor of brain cell metabolism |
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| HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE PATTERN OF INHERITANCE |
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| HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE FREQUENCY |
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Definition
Mucus clog lungs, liver, and pancreas;
Usually no survival to adulthood |
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Definition
| Failure of chloride ion transport mechanism |
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Term
| CYSTIC FYBROSIS FREQUENCY |
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Term
| SICKLE CELL ANEMIA SYMPTOMS |
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Definition
| impaired blood circulaqtion, organ damage |
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Term
| SICKLE CELL ANEMIA DEFECT |
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Definition
| Abnormal hemoglobin molecules |
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Term
| SICKLE CELL ANEMIA PATTERN OF INHERITANCE |
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| SICKLE CELL ANEMIA FREQUENCY |
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Term
| TAY-SACHS DISEASE SYMPTOM |
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Definition
| Deterioration of central nervous system in infancy; death occurs in early childhood |
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Definition
| Defective form of enzyme hexosaminidase A |
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Term
| TAY-SACHS DISEASE PATTERN OF INHERITANCE |
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| TAY-SACHS DISEASE FREQUENCY |
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Definition
| 1/1,600 Jews of European Descent |
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| Failure of brain to develop in infancy; if untreated, causes death in childhood |
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Definition
| Defective form of enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase |
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Term
| PHENYLKETONURIA PATTERN OF INHERITANCE |
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Definition
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Term
| PHENYLKETONURIA FREQUENCY |
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Definition
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| Defective form of blood-clotting factor |
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Term
| HEMOPHILIA PATTERN OF INHERITANCE |
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| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY SYMPTOMS |
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Definition
| Wasting away of muscles; shortened life expectancy |
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Term
| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY DEFECT |
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Definition
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Term
| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY PATTERN OF INHERITANCE |
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| MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY FREQUENCY |
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