Question 1

genetic disease "t s", what does it stand for?

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Tuberous Sclerosis: Tuberous sclerosis is often called ts or tsc.  It is a hereditary disorder that is characterized by individuals devoloping a small benign lesion called a hamartoma in various organs including the brain, lung and kidneys. 
Ts fact sheet from nih at http://www.Ninds.Nih.Gov/disorders/tuberous_sclerosis/detail_tuberous_sclerosis.Htm.

Question 2

what is the least common genetic disease that is seen in the u.s.?

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Unknown: Some are rarer than one in 100,000.  We are continually finding new genetic disorders and we may have no clue with regard to how frequent they are. Dozens of severe multiple malformation syndromes exist which are striking but none of the world&#x27;s geneticists have a clue with regard to what causes them. How do you estimate frequency of a single case in the world&#x27;s medical literature?

Question 3

is it possible to "catch" a genetic disease?

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Not in the : Conventional sense.  A child inherits genetic disease from her/his parents.  But it is not possible to "catch" a genetic defect like you catch an infection.

Question 4

how are communicable and genetic disease different?

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Very different: Communicable disease are diseases that you can catch from someone else. Genetic diseases are caused by changes in your genes. Genetic diseases can only be passed on from your parents.

Question 5

in your expert opinion, what is the worst genetic disease that exists?

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Lethal: There are lethal genetic diseases that prevent a baby even being born. Many of these are due to major chromosomal defects.

In terms of devasting diseases affects people, there are any number that are distressing and have profound affect on people and their families in so many ways.

Question 6

how are genetic disorders diagnosed?

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Clinical skill: Physicians with expertise in a specialty will have knowledge of genetic disorders common to their specialty.  A hematologist will recognize hemoglobinopathies, a plastic surgeon recognizes genetic disorders which require facial repair,  a neurologist may diagnose neurological degenerative disorders.  A clinical geneticist is the general practitioner of genetics--and can help diagnose unknowns.

Question 7

what are the most common genetic disorders?

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It depends on what: You call genetic.  Almost all diseases are a combination of genes and environment.  Consult the following site of a list of common single gene defects.http://archive.blisstree.com/feel/ten-most-common-inherited-genetic-diseases/.

Question 8

help please! is diabetic a genetic disease?

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Depends on type: Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease with antibodies that attack part of the pancreas. Although there may be a slight genetic component, this is generally thought to be sporadic-that is, people just get it regardless of family.

Type 2 does seem to be related to genetics. It is not a disease where if you have the gene you have the disease; rather, there appear to be risk factor genes.

Question 9

han viruses be used to cure genetic disease?

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Engineering: Viruses can be modified so as not to cause disease. Genes can be inserted in the viruses and the modified virus used as a cargo ship to deliver a specific gene to a cell to cure genetic diseases. This is the principle of gene therapy.

Question 10

help docs, is hanhart syndrome a genetic disease?

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Hanhart syndrome: Hanhart syndrome is a rare birth defect which is believed to be sporadic.  Currently, there is no known associated gene.

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