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[JRPomazon]

I have to work on a project for my my Science class (which is a total joke btw), which focuses on a 15-20 minute presentation of a genetic disease. Rather than looking through google and just picking one out of sheer boredom, I thought it might be cool to ask for some feedback about cool genetic disorders (if such things are actually cool). So, what disorder could I do and find boatloads of info on that is remotely interesting?

[Hana-Nezumi]

Hmm... albinism is pretty interesting, I think.

[Nevermind]

Having children. HAR HAR.




Schizophrenia can be genetic.

Or colour-blindness.

[Poore]

Harlequin fetus.

[Jasi]

NOT HARLEQUIN FETUS omg

[Poore]

NOT HARLEQUIN FETUS omg

[Twinrova]

FUCK YEAH HARLEQUIN FETUS *high fives Poore*

[Jasi]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS

[Poore]

Do you want an itemized list or a traditional narrative?

[Twinrova]

Aww.. how could you not love this face?

[Poore]

Aww.. how could you not love this face?

[Egann]

Mobius syndrome. (sp) Rare and awkward.

[wisp]

Rova... I will end you. XD Harlequin fetus is NOT COOL. *shudder*

[Twinrova]

But he loves you!

Edited by Rova, 13 October 2009 - 10:39 PM.

[Nevermind]

Wow.


New lines of FUCKED UP. Freshly drawn.


Right here.



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[Fin]

I want to see him dance!

[Jasi]

Where is the "WHAT THE HELL I AM SO HORRIFIED THIS IS IRREFUTABLE PROOF THAT THERE IS NO GOD" smiley? I can't find it.

[Nevermind]

It's on my face. Right now. Srsly.

[Twinrova]

Wow.


New lines of FUCKED UP. Freshly drawn.


Right here.



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Where is the "WHAT THE HELL I AM SO HORRIFIED THIS IS IRREFUTABLE PROOF THAT THERE IS NO GOD" smiley? I can't find it.

It's on my face. Right now. Srsly.

Glad to be of service.

[Poore]

Rova you aer my favorite

[Chikara Nadir]

Infantile Tay-Sachs. Seriously, it's fucked up but far too cool to look at. o.o

"All patients with Tay-Sachs disease have a "cherry-red" spot, easily observable by a physician using an ophthalmoscope, in the back of their eyes (the retina)....

Infants with Tay-Sachs disease appear to develop normally for the first six months of life. Then, as nerve cells become distended with gangliosides, a relentless deterioration of mental and physical abilities occurs. The child becomes blind, deaf, and unable to swallow. Muscles begin to atrophy and paralysis sets in. Death usually occurs before the age of 4...

There is currently no cure or treatment for TSD. Even with the best care, children with Infantile TSD die by the age of 5, and the progress of Late-Onset TSD can only be slowed, not reversed."

It's most common in Ashkenazi Jews, Cajuns, and French Canadians -- It's the most common mutation in the Ashkenazi group, to the point where some Jews make sure that they and their partner test for it before childbearing to ensure that they don't have the markers that would lead to possibly bearing a Tay-Sachs baby (if one parent is a carrier, it will not present itself in a child, but if both are carriers it may). Perfectly happy, healthy children simply slow down in their progress, then regress, and finally are left unable to move, see, hear, and in discomfort if not pain.

Of course, there are plenty of ethical dilemmas related to this -- parents who must watch their children slowly die, or potential parents who have genetic screenings done on an unborn fetus, and must decide whether to abort if their unborn child is a carrier. The tests available to test for Tay-Sachs can create false positive and false negative results, which further run the risk of a carrier questioning medical advice when told not to bear children or when the suggestion of terminating the pregnancy comes up.




Also, Harlequin fetus is scary. ;_;

[Fin]

Also, Harlequin fetus is cuddly.

Fix'd.

[Twinrova]

Also, Fintin is cuddly.

Fix'd.

Fix'd.

[Chikara Nadir]

I HATE YOU ALL. Harlequin fetus also is a little bit miffed at you.

[Fin]

You go to bed!

[JRPomazon]

Where is the "WHAT THE HELL I AM SO HORRIFIED THIS IS IRREFUTABLE PROOF THAT THERE IS NO GOD" smiley? I can't find it.

[JRPomazon]

Decided on boring ol' Coeliac disease. Harlequin Fetus is my backup.

[Twinrova]

I'm pretty sure Harlequin fetus should be your first choice and boring ol' Coeliac disease should be your backup. Not that you'd need one if you were doing effing Harlequin fetus.

[JRPomazon]

I'm pretty sure Harlequin fetus should be your first choice and boring ol' Coeliac disease should be your backup. Not that you'd need one if you were doing effing Harlequin fetus.

I'm pretty sure I need more mental conditioning if I was going to take on Harlequin right off the bat.