Tigerb+Galactosemia

__Galactosemia __
 * __Description: __**
 * Galactosemia is a rare disorder that affects the human body’s ability to break down galactose, a food sugar that is found in milk and other products. Due to the inability of the body breaking down galactose, physical symptoms can occur. The organs affected include the kidneys, the liver, the eyes and the brain. **


 * __Inheritance: __**
 * Galactosemia is inherited from the parents if both the parents are recessive galactosemia carriers. In order to directly get the disease, a child must inherit one recessive/defective gene from each parent. **

-Cataracts -Kidney Failure -Enlarged Liver -Vomiting -Stunted Growth -Mental Retardation
 * __Symptoms: __**
 * Symptoms include: **

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 * __Diagnosis: __**
 * There are different ways doctors diagnose galactosemia: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">For families with a history of galactosemia, a doctor can determine during a woman’s pregnancy if her baby has galactosemia by:
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Testing a sample of fluid from around the fetus.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Testing a sample of fetal cells.
 * 4) A child can be tested for galactosemia by:
 * 5) Taking a blood sample from that child.

<span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">-Staying away from dairy products such as food and drinks containing galactose. These include milk, cheese, and legumes, (dried beans). <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">-Replace food containing galactose with soy products, such as soy milk.
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Treatment: __**
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The disease can be treated in various ways such as: **


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Research: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">There is research being conducted on galactosemia. The greatest portion of the research is clinical trials. People affected by galactosemia are studied in large numbers so differences and similarities that galactosemia imposes can be studied. **

-One out of every 55,000 to 60,000 newborns are affected by galactosemia. -Galactosemia was first discovered in 1908 by physician Von Ruess.
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 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Punnett Square: **


 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pedigree Chart: **


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 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Resources: **

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