Links to genetic diseases

Genetic diseases are common all over the world. One common fact about many genetic diseases is that they have no cure. They are not incurable, it's just that many of them have no known cures. Genetic diseases derive from the previous generations from which a person is born. The ways to cope with an inborn disease is to endure treatments, which may be harsh, like dialysis. The bad news is--if you were born with a genetic disease, then chances are, you may have a rough time dealing with your ailment. However, on the bright side, scientists are always doing research on ways to effectively treat, if not cure, what a person's genetic predicament may be. Whatever the situation of genetic disorders, those of medical aptitude can begin by finding links between the normal functions of the body, and the result of the bodily functions deriving from the disease.
Bill Brazell, a 19 year old young adult, suffers from the genetic disease called polycystic kidney disease, or PKD. Since this disease is genetically derived, it is difficult to find a cure and only dialysis or a kidney transplant existed as options for Bill. In the meantime, doctors and scientists pinpoint two genes that make the proteins which are pivotal in the kidneys' toxic filtering system. A drug called tolvaptan is being tested toward suppressing the cyst growth in the effected kidneys.
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a genetic condition effecting a person's ability to think and relate to others. A severe form of this condition is called autistic disorder. Doctors and scientists pinpoint a misfolding of a key brain protein. Protein folding is otherwise a natural occurrence in the body. The folding and unfolding of a protein or amino acid in the body is called naturing or denaturing. In this case, a mutation in a protein called neuroligin-3 is what researchers at the University of California are concentrating on. It's said that if mutations are found early, then the neurons in the brain could be rescued, possibly. No cure is for certain.
I suppose what we can take from these situations is a brainstorming strategy to figuring out the causes of the many types of genetic diseases out there. For instance, a person could ask, "why is this disease genetic?" A person could also ask more questions to find an answer, like, "if this is genetic, then which one the parents passed the gene on to the next generation?" If that's the situation, then maybe scientific research could be implemented to identify the members of the afflicted person's family tree: "who also had the disease and why?" Tedious or not so tedious recollection would be involved into what the family members of the previous generation were exposed to, like mining, drugs, or types of environmental pollution. If questions like these could be answered, then perhaps new horizons would develop toward successful treatment and to successful cures even. My personal opinion is that the human body is naturally perfect, but external stimuli tend to alter the body's perfection.
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