Puro Tango Health Blog

There are more than 7.000.800 abnormalities in the genes, so it is impossible to describe in this space, however, many geneticists agree that the following are most often:

Cystic Fibrosis. Condition that affects the glands of external secretion, which causes it to secrete excessive amounts of thick mucus, which obstructs the airways and digestive tract.

Osteogenesis imperfecta. Abnormally disease that weakens the skeleton, resulting in multiple fractures, even some babies born with multiple broken bones. Also during childbirth is likely to occur in cerebral hemorrhage due to the low hardness of the skull.

Neurofibromatosis. Induces tumor growth in nerves, which may affect the development of bones and skin are its most visible color stains “café con leche” and freckles in the armpits and English.

Marfan syndrome. Disorder that affects various organs, including lungs, eyes, heart and blood vessels, who have expressed extreme thinness, very long fingers, dilation of the aorta (main artery from the heart) and chest asymmetric (unequal in size and shape in different structures its component)

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Tissue disorder that causes extreme joint flexibility, skin is very elastic and more brittle.

Achondroplasia. This is what is known as dwarfism.

credit to: Karina Galarza Vásquez

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