We've come across some really unique diseases. Here are a few of our favorites:Maple Syrup Urine Disease - your urine smells like maple syrup
Tay Sachs - no protein to destory harmful fats that accumulate in the brain
Cytic Fibrosis - Mutation in the gene that produces sweat, digestive juices and mucus
Cri du Chat - the baby's cry sounds like a screaming cat!
Klinefelter's - caused by chromosome aneuploidy - affects male's ability to reproduce
Color Blindness - travels on the X chromosome
Huntington's disease - a trinucleotide expansion in one gene - causes major problems
Leisy's 190 students just turned in reports about genetic disorders. She was very busy grading papers - I'm SO glad she teaches Biology and not English!
Our doctor is fairly confident that our baby does not have Down's Syndrome. But I'm including that one as well. Trisomy 21 - look how dang cute!
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Good Grief, you guys!! I worried about SO many things when I was pregnant - every time - and especially the last month. These just seem like even more extra things to have on my mind. CRAZY!! Did you really pick your favorites? What was your criteria?
Isn't it amazing that so many of us turn out "normal"; at least by that I mean that we have five fingers, five toes, two ears, two eyes, etc. No wonder we're all so unique! Would it be abnormal for one of your babies to cry like a cat? :) JK -Mom
I knew a guy that had hot dog fingers
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