Friedreich's Ataxia disease?

Natalya Sydney: Go on youtube and search for Friedreich's Ataxia

Lanita Reichman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedreich's_ataxia

Letitia Bigelow: 1. Friedreich's Ataxia is a genetic disease, usually affecting the nervous system. This means that someone with the disease will have trouble walking, talking,writing, etc.2. How they feel is irrelevant since different people have different perceptions. How they act is a good question, they don't lose any of their mental capacity so they usually go to work. However, patients tend to lose the ability to walk in their early 20's so they use wheel chairs. If you talk to someone with Friedreich's ataxia, they shake a lot and stutter.3. It's somatic recessive, so the disease can affect both male and female (somatic), and in order to have the disease, one must carry the gene on both alleles (recessive), so both of his parents must carry the disease one way or another.4. Chromosome pair number 9.5. Yes, it was located in ! 1996.6. It cannot be cured, but symptoms, like diabetes, can be treated.7. As said in 6. it can be treated. Many procedures can be taken to reduce the effect of symptoms.8. The disease can be detected as early as in the womb. An analysis of your DNA will determine whether or not you have it. You could also look at your other family members.9. Yes.10. No, it's a genetic (somatic recessive) disease, the odds of one getting the disease all depends on his parents, it affects everyone equally.Hope this helps, a simple Google search will give you loads of info....Show more