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Introduction
Genetic Disorders are medical conditions that are caused by an error in a
person's genes. Some of them appear as a birth defect, while others do not
become distinct until later in life. Genetic disorders can range from those that
cause death to those that produce only mild problems, such as color blindness
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.... the central nervous system
gradually stops functioning and the person dies. Symptoms usually become
evident within the first six months of life, and most children die before reaching the age of four. 1 in 3,600 people of eastern European Jewish ancestry carry it.
A category of single-gene disorders known as X-linked disorders involves
genes located on the X chromosome, one of the two sex chromosomes. An
example of an X-linked disorder is hemophilia. People with hemophilia usually
lack 1 of the 14 or more proteins called clotting fact ....
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