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Types of Genetic Birth Defects

According to The March of Dimes six percent of all global births that have occurred will be a birth containing a genetic birth defect. That’s nearly eight million babies across the world that will be born at a disadvantage. Couple that with staggering number of genetic and partially-genetic birth defects that exist (over 7,000) and it’s easy to see why this is such an important issue for the medical community. Even though there are so many different individual genetic and partially-genetic defects we’ve been able to slim them down to five common types that represent over 25% of the genetic defects born to children throughout the world. Those five types are: Blood Disorders: Diseases such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia round out this list which are prevalent in over 307,000 births worldwide per year. Down Syndrome: Down syndrome occurs in over 217,000 babies born annually. G6PD Deficiency: This [...]

Genetic Birth Defects Explained With Examples

While we may be aware of the easy living that a pregnant woman is expected to do, it’s never easy to except that sometimes a baby can be born with a congenital birth defect regardless of what preventive measures were taken to insure their health. Enter genetics. You see, we’re all nothing more than clusters of cells, billions and billions of clusters. Each cell houses our genetic information, commonly known as a gene. These genes contain the codes that formulate our bodies and every now and then these genes run the risk of mutating, causing us to develop abnormally. Some of these abnormalities can seem harmless or turn into sleeping giants which end up killing seemingly healthy people (congenital heart disease for example), while other genetic mutations can lead to visible physical ailments like cleft palate. While these genetic mutations can be chalked up to random chance, they can [...]

Genetic Birth Defects

Genetic birth defects are something which we are all aware of and always hope against when there is a pregnancy. While there are a myriad of birth defects and around 8 million babies born with birth defects per year worldwide with 120,000 cases in the United States per year, the top 5 most common forms of birth defects according to WebMD are as follows: Heart defects, Neural tube defects, Blood disorders, Down syndrome and G6PD deficiency. Birth defects can be more than just these most commonly known disorders, as abnormalities and mutations in-utero also have the commonality of being genetic, even if neither parent nor grandparent shows any sign of abnormality or mutation. These can lay dormant in genes for generations and before the advancements in pre-natal care that are available to us now, there were no real way to diagnose or treat this in-utero. Some genetic birth defects need [...]

Types of Genetic Birth Defects

Genetic Birth Defects Explained With Examples

Genetic Birth Defects

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