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Genetic Components - Coggle Diagram
Genetic Components
Progeria
Rare genetic disease of childhood characterized by dramatic, premature aging
Children appear normal but within a year their growth rates slow and they are much shorter and weigh less than others their age
Normal intelligence, appearance changes by baldness, aged-looking skin, pinched nose, small face and jaw compared to their head size
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Other symptoms seen in older people are stiffness of joins, hip dislocations, and severe progressive cardiovascular disease
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Doctors used to base their decision off of physical symptoms such as skin changes and failure to gain weight
Gaucher Disease
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Occurs in about 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 100,000
Symptoms include:
-Enlargement of the liver and spleen
-Low number of red blood cells
-easy bruising
-bone disease
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