#autosomal

This video is an introduction to a group of genetic diseases, autosomal recessive.

Polycythemia Vera

  If you are a Carruthers you have DNA that is about 70,000 years old.  If your grandparents or Great grandparents were farmers, or ship builders, or the Celtic disease of enjoying a drink or two, or three, then you most likely have mutated genes.

Carruthers, have some genes in a class called autosomal dominant manner.  This means that a gene has mutated, usually through a…

Approximately one out of every 600-1,000 births results in an extra chromosome of the twenty first group called Trisomy 21 or Down syndrome. Usually most of the dental treatment for persons with Down syndrome can be carried out in a general dental office with relatively minor adaptations. In undergraduate dental training there is usually little or no exposure to treating such patients and the general practitioners may be hesitant to treat these patients with confidence. This chapter summarizes the unique characteristics associated with Down syndrome that influence dental care and treatment of this population.

Author(s) Details

Dr. Vineet Nair Associate Professor, Department of Periodontology, Burdwan Dental College & Hospital, India.

Dr. Pallab Mandal Associate Professor,

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, North Bengal Dental College & Hospital, India.

Autosomal recessive PKD causes cysts to grow in both the kidneys and the liver

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Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with sub cortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease. A35 year old women presented with progressive loss of memory left sided weakness and hemiplegic and non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus with characteristic MRI findings is reported due to its rarity.

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