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Chose one of the following disorders then answer 1 through 6.
Cystic Fibrosis, Albinism, Tay-Sachs, Galactosemia, Huntington’s Disease, Achondroplasia, sickle cell anemia.
1. What causes this genetic disorder?
2. Is it a dominate or recessive disorder?
3. What are the symptoms of the disorder?
4. Is it fatal? What is the length of life expectancy?
5. Is there a cure or known treatment?
6. Now your opinion…. Say your parents had this genetic disorder. Would you want genetic testing to find out if you have it?

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Cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutation in the CFTR that causes CFTR protein to become dysfunctional, it’s recessive, symptoms include coughs lung infections weight loss and bad stools, it is fatal and life expectancy is abt 44, there isn’t a cure but there are treatments such as Chest wall oscillations. Yes I would because it can cause a lot of pain

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