Jewish Genetic Disorders

Ernest L. Abel is an emeritus professor at Wayne State University in Detroit. He is the author of more than forty books and his articles have been published in various popular and scholarly magazines and journals.

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      ONE. Basic Facts About Genetics and Genetic Diseases      TWO. Why the Jews?      THREE. Blood Disorders      Gaucher Disease      Factor XI DeFIciency      Fanconi Anemia      Glanzmann Thrombasthenia      Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) DeFIciency      Thalassemia      FOUR. Cancer      Breast Cancer: The BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutations      Colorectal Cancer: The I1307K Mutation      FIVE. Central Nervous System Disorders      Ataxia-telangiectasia      Canavan Disease      Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease      Familial Dysautonomia aka Riley-Day Syndrome      Hunter Syndrome      Metachromatic Leukodystrophy      Mucolipidosis Type IV      Niemann-Pick Disease      Primary Torsion Dystonia      Tay-Sachs Disease      SIX. Connective Tissue Disorders      Familial Mediterranean Fever      SEVEN. Gastrointestinal Disorders      Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome: Ulcerative Colitis and CrohnÕs Disease      Lactose Intolerance      EIGHT. Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders      Abetalipoproteinemia      Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia      Cystinuria      Essential Pentosuria      Familial Hypercholesterolemia      Familial Hyperinsulinism      Tarui Disease      NINE. Respiratory Disorders      Cystic Fibrosis      TEN. Sensory Disorders      Hearing Loss      ELEVEN. Skin Disorders      Bloom Syndrome      Pemphigus Vulgaris      TWELVE. Eliminating Jewish Genetic Diseases      Glossary      Appendix: Screening Centers      Index