Chromosomal disorders

Chromosomal Disorders

A karyotype is the number and appearance of an organism's chromosomes. These karyotypes compare a norrmal male's chromosomes to one with different types of genetic disorders. You can see the visual differences, and which chromosome causes the disorder.

Chromosomal aberrations, or abnormalities, are changes to the structure or number of chromosomes, which are strands of condensed genetic material

26/jan/2012 - To complement the 2005 Annual Clinical Focus on medical genomics, AFP is publishing a series of short reviews on genetic syndromes. This series was designed to increase awareness of these diseases so that family physicians can recognize and diagnose children with these disorders and understand the kind of care they might require in the future. This review discusses Klinefelter syndrome.

A chromosome disorder results from a change in the number or structure of chromosomes.

Down syndrome [L]

ABP In-training Exam (ITE) & Certification Board Review

Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Marfan, Kawasaki, Henoch Scholein Purpura, Down's, Beckwith Wiedermann, Aperts, Antiphospholipid Syndrome.

13 chromosomal disorders you may not have heard of | You've heard of Downs syndrome and Fragile X syndrome, but what about Jacobsen syndrome?

Like thousands of other boys, ANNABEL GILES' son has an extra chromosome. In devastating detail, she provides an extraordinarily candid account of her life as the single parent of a special-needs child.