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What treatment is available for Krabbe's disease?
No treatment is available for Krabbe's disease.
Offspring of krabbe disease?
i don't know how many children krabbe disease has
What is the prognosis for Krabbe's disease?
Children born with Krabbe's disease die in infancy.
What is Krabbe's disease caused by?
Krabbe's disease is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme galactoside beta-galactosidase.
What chromosome does krabbe disease affect?
14q31
What is the most significant aspect of a dominant genetic disease?
You cannot be a carrier of the disease, Either you have it, and offspring can inherit it, or you don't- and it stops there.
What are the characteristics of adult Krabbe disease?
Adult-onset Krabbe disease typically presents with a slower progression of symptoms compared to the infantile form. Symptoms may include difficulty walking, limb weakness, vision problems, and cognitive decline. Diagnosis is confirmed through genetic testing and nerve conduction studies. Treatment options are limited and focus on symptom management and supportive care.
Does Jim kelly have a disabled child?
Kelly's son, Hunter, had Krabbe Disease and passed away at the age of 8 in 2005. Krabbe Disease is a degenerative disease of the central nervous system that destroys cells in the brain. There is no cure and, if present at birth, usually causes death by the age of 2.
What is the prognosis for people with Krabbe disease?
Prognosis for infantile and juvenile Krabbe disease is very poor. Individuals with infantile type usually die at an average age of 13 months. Death usually occurs within a year after the child shows symptoms
Is Treatment of genetic disease the same as genetic treatment of disease?
no but as I see it treatment of genetic disease is treating a genetic problem as a genetic treatment of a disease is using genetics to stop a certain disease that can be treated with genetics
What ethnic group is affected by krabbe disease?
Krabbe disease affects most ethnic groups equally (1 in every 100,000-200,000 births). However, there is an inbred community in Israel with a very high prevalence of the disease (6 in every 1,000 births) and some Scandinavian countries report an incidence of (1, in every 50,000 births).
What is the birth name of Oskar Krabbe?
Oskar Krabbe's birth name is Oskar Krabbe-Rosqvist.
