Health Assessment

Use a condition/disease listed on this site to complete the genetics and genomics assignment.

1. Identify a genetic disease or disorder.

2. Identify all signs and symptoms of this disease or disorder?

3. How is this disease or disorder diagnosed?

4. Identify the most effective treatment for this disease or disorder? Identify any experimental treatments currently available

5. What are the causes or risk factors related to this disease or disorder?

6. Who is most commonly affected by this disease or disorder?

Genetics & Genomics Grading Rubric

1. All answers are provided in APA format with ___/10

complete sentences, title page, and reference page.

This is not a formal paper. However, your answers must include

in-text citations where necessary and referenced on the

reference page.

2. Genetic disease / disorder identified ___/5

3. All signs / symptoms of disease / disorder identified ___/10

4. Current treatments identified ___/5

5. Causes / risk factors identified ___/10

6. Those most commonly affected by the disorder ___/10

Total Points ___/50