Evaluating Your Own Risk for Inherited Disease
For this Assignment you will think about your individual health and health risks. What genetic diseases or problems might you face during your lifetime? Predisposition to heart disease, breast cancer, diabetes? You may consider your own health risks or those of other individuals such as a family member or friend. Then, in a paper of 750–1,000 words, address the following issues:
- What genetic diseases or problems were determined to be potential issues?
- Provide an introduction of the disease, outlining the major signs/symptoms of the disorder and the reason why this was selected as a genetic/inherited disease?
- Research the mode of inheritance for this disease/trait? Why? If you are not able to find a specific mode of inheritance, provide a hypothesis for the mode of inheritance. Explain your thinking here very thoroughly; this should take up about half of the length of the Assignment.
- What other information would help you draw better conclusions about this disease?
- What problems did you encounter in gathering information about your family’s history or that of the person you interviewed?
- If you were to have a child, what could you tell him or her about his/her chances of inheriting the diseases based upon your research about the inheritability of the trait you are researching?
Hi you can use Lung Cancer because my grandma has it, or something with the colon because i have Irritable Bowel syndrome which could go bad…
If you need anything else let me know
There is a second part to this so i will have to complete that later 😀 But thank you for all your help thus far!
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Genetic Health Issues: Lung Cancer
While the environment is one of the primary issues that often lead to challenges related to an individual’s health status, genetic factors could also act as a significant predisposition factor that could lead to health challenges. In particular, research indicates that gene mutations across families have often been a significant factor that contributes to many cases of similar health issues within a particular family (Cirulli & Goldstein, 2010). For instance, if two parents have all been diagnosed with the same type of cancer, then there are high chances that the children will also have the same health challenge due to the possibility of a gene mutation influencing the health adversity. Following a close analysis of the issues within my family, lung cancer is the most likely health issue that I could face in the near future.
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