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Default What are some Rare genetic disorders in Children? - 12-16-2008, 07:35 PM

I am doing a physcology project and it is on rare genetic disorders, and I just seem to not be able to find one that really interests me... any help?
   
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Default 12-17-2008, 07:51 AM

There are a bunch at:
   
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Default 12-17-2008, 11:53 AM

Phenylketonuria, or PKU, is an autosomal genetic disorder in which children are not able to break down the amino acid phenylalanine. Phenylalanine is normally broken down into tyrosine in the body, but this doesn't happen in children with PKU, as as a result, it just builds up in the body.It occurs in some ethnicity as often as every 1 in 10,000 to 20,000 births, although some ethnicity have a much lower prevalence. Newborns are tested for this disorder because it can cause mental retardation if children are fed normal diets. Starting at birth, people with this genetic disorder must severely limit foods that contain phenylalanine, including meat, eggs, cheese, nuts, and the sweetener aspartame.Good luck!
   
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Default 12-17-2008, 03:37 PM

I have Neurfibromasis...that's spelt wrong sorry. Its sometimes confused with Elephant man...you know were one can get fatty tumors randomly.
   
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