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HUNTINGTON'S AND PRADER-WILLI'S
GENETIC DISORDERS PROJECT
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HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE LIFE SPAN
This disease usually appears in middle age.
The average life span is 10 - 30 years after it is diagnosed.
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HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SYMPTOMS
Changes in behavior and personality including depression, anxiety, and severe memory problems.
Chorea, or involuntary movements of the limbs, face, and body.
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HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE CURES/TREATMENTS
There is no current cure, but some treatments include:
Tetrabenazine, which is used for slowing down the involuntary movements involved with Chorea, and other antipsychotic drugs like:
Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine, Amantadine, Levetiracetam, and Clonazepam.
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HOW YOU GET HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
You inherit Huntington's disease from your parents.
It is a repeating insertion known as CAG.
It affects chromosome 4.
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PRADER-WILLI'S LIFE SPAN
The life span of someone with Prader-Willi's syndrome is normal if the person is not overweight.
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PRADER-WILLI'S SYMPTOMS
Some symptoms are poor muscle tone during infancy, also known as hypotonia.
Lack of eye contact
Failure to thrive.
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PRADER-WILLI'S CURES/TREATMENTS
There is no current cure, but some treatments are:
Use of special tubes for feeding infants.
Strict supervision of food intake so they don't grow overweight.
Growth Hormone Therapy
Behavioral Therapy
Treatment by pediatric ophthalmologists
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HOW YOU GET PRADER-WILLI'S
You get PWS when 7 genes are taken away, or deleted from chromosome 15.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington's_disease
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prader–Willi_syndrome
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/prader-willi-syndrome
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/huntingtons-disease/basics/tr...
Shaylyn McGory
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