Analysis of Huntington’s Disease

References must be using Lab Medicine format

Should be less than 30% of similarities

I.Background/overview/bullet points of the gene/gene products/disease

II.Pathophysiology

III.Diagnosis

IV.Etiology (Genetics/Molecular bases)

V.Management and treatments

VI.Other

Definition and the terminology – A guide in intensive-writing

I.Overview/Background

a.  Gene or chromosomal involvement

b.  Gene profile: i.   Gene name ii.   Protein name iii.   Chromosomal location  iv.   Mutation types (del, ins, dup, trans, snp, etc) v.   Incidence rate, population  or age prevalence etc.

II.Pathophysiology

a.  The branch of science concerned with the functioning of organisms is physiology

b.  The physiology of abnormal or diseased organisms or their parts; the functional changes associated with a disease or syndrome.

III.Diagnosis

a.  The act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of patient history, examination, and review of laboratory data.

b. The opinion derived from such an evaluation.

c. Classic diagnostics: enzyme assay, EIA, Histology assay, microscopic,

d. Molecular assays: PCR, array, Sequencing, Blotting etc

IV.Etiology

a.  The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease.

b.  Etiology is the study of causation, or origination. “giving a reason for”.

c.   Describe  clearly the structural or number abnormality of chromosome, the base/sequence number

d.  Example: a three base-pair deletion in exon 10 of the CFTR gene results in the omission of phenylalanine at position 508 in the 1480 amino acid chain.,

Example 2: sickle cell anemia HbS/HbSS, a single nucleotide change from A to T in the globin gene B gene in chromosomal 11 etc.)

V.Management and prognosis

a. Treatment: drug, surgery, genetic consoling, follow-up etc.

b. A prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorderb. The chances of recovery from a disease

IV. Etiology

a. The branch of medicine that deals with the causes or origins of disease.

4 b. Etiology is the study of causation, or origination. “giving a reason for”.

c. Describe clearly the structural or number abnormality of chromosome, the base/sequence number

d. Example: a three base-pair deletion in exon 10 of the CFTR gene results in the omission of phenylalanine at position 508 in the 1480 amino acid chain.,

Example 2: sickle cell anemia HbS/HbSS, a single nucleotide change from A to T in the globin gene B gene in chromosomal 11 etc.

Pathophysyiology of COPD