| A | B |
|---|
| Alzheimers | Inability to recall facts, events, and people. |
| Achondroplasia | Disproportiately short arms and legs; short stature sometimes called dwarfism. |
| Red/Green Colorblindness | Inability to distinguish between red and green. |
| Marfan Syndrome | A connective tissue disorder characterized by inefficient heart valves, spinal curvature and long limbs. |
| Huntington's Disease | A degenerative neurological disorder that affects the CNS and leads to early dementia and death. |
| Down Syndrome | An extra chromosome on the 21st pair. |
| Duchene Muscular Dystrophy | A sex-linked disorder that causes muscle deterioration and can be fatal. |
| Juvenile Diabetes | The pancreas does not produce insulin to break down glucose. |
| Tourette's Syndrome | Uncontrolled movements or vocal sounds. |
| Albinism | Little or no pigment (color) in plants or animals. |
| PKU | Loss of an enzyme to process proteins. If not detected within the first 24 hours of life it can lead to organ damage and mental retardation. |
| Tay-Sachs | A build up of fatty acids in the CNS that results in death by the age of 5. |
| Fragile X | Part of the X chromosome is missing or damaged and is the leading cause of mental retardation. |
| Hemophilia A | Blood disorder where the blood lacks the ability to clot. |
| Sickle-cell Anemia | Deformed RBCs resulting in blood clots. |
| Cystic Fibrosis | A thick mucus that clogs the respiratory and digestive tracts. |
| Autism | A spectrum disorder of brain development associated with difficulties in attention, socialization, and/or intellectual ability. |
| Progeria | Fast aging in children. |
| Bipolar | Severe mood swings from elated to depressed. |
| Schizophrenia | A person lacks the ability to differentiate between real and unreal. A person may see or hear things that do not exist. |
| ALS | A degenerative disorder that affects the nerves of the brain and spinal cord. |
| FOP | Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva - a person's muscle tissue hardens to bone. The stone people. |
