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need expert help here. what are some recessive genetic disorders?

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Thousands of them: There are thousands of recessive disorders. Recessive means that each parent of is a carrier of a condition and has a chance of passing the defective gene on to future children. We all have two copies of all genes (one from dad, one from mom). In recessive conditions one copy is not working but the other one is enough. If a child gets two nonworking copies from parents, they get the condition.

Question 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

what is the definition or description of: genetic disease?

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Caused by a gene(s): A genetic disease is a disease that is caused by a defect in the genetic (dna) material in a gene(s). It can be inherited and mosy pose a risk to other family members and/or to future children. For many genetic diseases there are molecular tests that allow detection of a change(s) called mutations, we can also detect deltions or other changes to the gene's dna that can also result in a genetic dis.

Question 7

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 8

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 9

how many genetic disorders are there?

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Genetic Disorders: What is the question behind your question? Perhaps if you were more specific, you might find out something you are trying to learn about yourself, or some other person you're concerned about.

Question 10

are there any "harmless" genetic disorders?

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Definition: If it's a "disorder", then by definition it's not harmless. However, there are a bazillion genetic variants that are harmless or even beneficial. For example, a man may love or hate being a redhead. Sickle cell trait is actually a minor health probleme, damaging the renal medulla fairly badly, but offers protection from malaria. Understanding thsi concept is central to understanding life.

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