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Genetics and Malignant Mesothelioma

Kok Siong Chen — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:24:54 +0000

There has been some research on the relationship between genetics and the development of malignant mesothelioma. Some compelling evidences that genetic defects may result in a higher risk for the development of malignant mesothelioma.

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Cri du Chat Syndrome – Human with Cat-like Cry

Kok Siong Chen — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:12:34 +0000

Cri du chat syndrome is a kind of genetic disorder that occurs when a small part of chromosomal material is missing from a particular region on chromosome 5.

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Angelman Syndrome – Angel-like Genetic Disorder

Kok Siong Chen — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:48:14 +0000

Angelman Syndrome is a familiar genetic disorder in Cytogenetics. It is a recognizable syndrome which related to mental retardation and infantile seizures.

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Prader-Willi Syndrome – Genetic Disorder That Cause Obesity

Kok Siong Chen — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:01:40 +0000

Prader-Willi syndrome or PWS syndrome is thought to be one of the most common genetic disorders. It is the most common genetic cause of marked obesity in humans.

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Autosomal Aneuploidy – Cytogenetic Abnormalities

Kok Siong Chen — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:20:31 +0000

Aneuploidy refers to cytogenetic abnormalities that does not involve the sex chromosomes in which all or part of one or more chromosomes is added or deleted.

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5 Hypotheses Causing Down Syndrome

Kok Siong Chen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:41:08 +0000

Down Syndrome is caused by the non-disjunction of the chromosome during the meiosis. However, little is known about the causes for non-disjunction to occur as well as Down Syndrome in term of Cytogenetics. There are many hypotheses have been put forward to explain about the non-disjunction.

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Down Syndrome | Birth Defect with Trisomy 21

Kok Siong Chen — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:02:57 +0000

Down syndrome is a common genetic chromosomal syndrome in the world. It is about 1 in 800 liveborns in the population with Down syndrome.

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XXX Syndrome (Superwoman) | Birth Defect In Cytogenetics

Kok Siong Chen — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:39:53 +0000

In Cytogenetics, XXX Syndrome is a syndrome where patient possesses one extra X chromosome. It is a Cytogenetics abnormality.

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Mosaicism (2 In 1 Human) | Birth Defect In Cytogenetics

Kok Siong Chen — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:44:10 +0000

In Cytogenetics, Mosaicism is an abnormality that occurred when a person consists of more than one chromosome set in his body. It is a Cytogenetics abnormality.

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