Write a three-page paper on a genetic disease you find interesting. The topic can be any disease of your choosing as long as it has a genetic component, but it must be approved first.
Follow these guidelines for your paper:
Topic: Describe all of the following that are applicable for your topic:
The name of the disease
The inheritance pattern of the disease
The location of the gene or genetic abnormality (which chromosome)
An OMIM (MIM) number associated with the gene or phenotype
The function of the gene in a healthy person
How the defective allele causes the disease
The symptoms of the disease
Any treatments/cures for the disease
Any other interesting information about the disease
If the disease is not purely genetic (ie, it is multifactorial) please include other factors that contribute to the disease.
References: You must have at least three references. There are some important guidelines about the kinds of references you must use for this report:
At least one of your references must be from a periodical source. Newspapers, magazines, and scientific journals are all excellent sources. Online versions of these are also acceptable.
At least one reference must be from the Internet, but BE CAREFUL! Anyone can create and publish a website, so information on the Web may not be as reliable as print sources. Make sure that any reference you use is a reliable source. (How can you know?)