Genetic schizophrenia often recurs under severe sleep disturbances. How should one handle the recurrence in infants?
Marfan syndrome is a chromosomal dominant genetic disorder with the characteristic of intergenerational inheritance.
Understand the impact of close kinship marriages on children’s health and the underlying genetic principles behind it.
Chromosomal abnormalities can have severe effects on children, so parents need to be vigilant and seek treatment early.
How can one understand the likelihood of epilepsy being passed down through generations in male epilepsy patients?
Discussing the genetic risk of children developing diabetes
The probability of genetic intelligence deficiency is influenced by various factors, including the parents’ genes, chromosomal abnormalities, and consanguineous marriage. If one or both parents have low intelligence, the risk of their children suffering from intellectual disability is higher. However, even if the mother has low intelligence and the father is normal, there is still a possibility of having a normal child. It is recommended that parents bring their children to a specialized clinic for detailed examination and treatment.
Galactosemia is a metabolic disorder that is genetically inherited in a recessive manner across generations in humans. Patients lack the 1-phosphogalactose uridylyltransferase enzyme, which prevents them from breaking down lactose from milk, leading to elevated levels of galactose in the blood and symptoms such as vomiting, liver enlargement, and cataracts.
The possibility of genetic intellectual disability cannot be absolutely determined, but chromosomal abnormalities can be inherited. It is recommended to undergo a chromosomal test to determine if it is normal.
Albinism is a common chromosomal recessive genetic disorder that can be determined through chromosome testing by collecting amniotic fluid or chorionic villus sampling to ascertain whether the fetus carries the albinism gene.