10 unusual genetic disorders in humans you won't believe are ...

The list features some of the genetic disorders in human beings. · Here is a list of some really horrifying genetic abnormalities and reasons ... Jumptonavigation 10unusualgeneticdisordersinhumansyouwon'tbelievearerealThelistfeaturessomeofthegeneticdisordersinhumanbeings.advertisement IndiaTodayWebDeskNewDelhiSeptember18,2015UPDATED:September19,201510:31ISTProteusSyndromeAbirthdefectinwhichahumanbeinghasmorethanusualnumberoflimbs,oradiseaseinwhichthefeetofthepatientfacebackwards.InIndia,suchpeopleareeitherconsideredalittleembodimentofGodhimselforjustevil.Heardofghostwithfeetturnedbackwards?Well,thesearenothingbutsomereallyseriousgeneticdisorders.Somepeoplewiththesedisordersliveanormallifeandsomediewithinahalfhouroftheirbirth. Humanbeingsshapetheirlivesfromthemomenttheyarebornuntiltheirlastbreathandinbetweentheyarediagnosedwithalotofdiseases.But,thesearesomedisorderswhichgenerallystartsevenbeforetheyareborn.Hereisalistofsomereallyhorrifyinggeneticabnormalitiesandreasonsbehindthem:EctrodactylyFamouslyknownas'lobsterclawhand'or'splithandmalformation',individualswiththisdisorderhaveacleftwherethemiddlefingerortoeshouldbe.Thisgeneticmalfunctiongenerallyhappenswhentherearesomedeletions,translocation,andinversionsinchromosome7.ImageSource:WikipediaProteusSyndromeProteusSyndromeisararegeneticdisorderinwhichbones,skin,andothertissuesareovergrown.ThedisorderresultsfromamutationinagenecalledAKT1whichcontrolscellgrowth.Inthisdisorder,someofthecellsgrowandsomedon't.Thisdifferenceinthesizesofcellscausestheovergrowth.ImageSource:WikipediaPolymeliaPolymeliaisabirthdefectinwhichtheaffectedindividualhasmorethantheusualnumberoflimbs.Thisdeformityisgenerallysaidtobetheresultofapartiallyabsorbedconjoinedtwin.Thedefectcanalsobefoundinanimals.ImageSource:WikipediaNeurofibromatosisTheexactcauseofthisgeneticdisorderisnotknown.Inthisdisease,theskinofthepatientstartsgettingthickandlumpyandabonylumpgrowsonthepatient'sforehead.ThedoctorssuggestedthatthedisorderisacombinationofseveraldiseasessuchasneurofibromatosistypeIandProteussyndrome.ImageSource:GudhealthDiprosopusAlsoknownascraniofacialduplication,Diprosopusisanextremelyrarehereditarydisorderinwhichparts(oralloftheface)areduplicated.ThisanomalyistheresultofabnormalactivitybytheproteinnamedSHH(sonichedgehog).ImageSource:TumblrAnencephalyAnencephalyistheabsenceofamajorportionofthebrain,skull,andscalpthatoccursduringembryonicdevelopment.However,itiswidelyacceptedfactthatchildrenbornwiththisdisorderonlylackthelargestpartofthebrainconsistingmainlyofthecerebralhemispheres.ImageSource:WikipediaFeetfacingbackwardsWangFang,ayoungwomanfromChina,wasbornwiththisraredisorderwhichcausedherfeettogrowbackwards.Whenshewasborn,itwasfearedthatshewouldn'tbeabletowalkproperlybutshehasbeenasnormalasanyotherhumanbeing.ImageSource:nydailynewsCutaneoushornThedisorderisalsoknownascornucutaneum.Thecutaneoushornisanunusualskintumorinwhichahornappearsonthebodypartsofthepatient.Thehorncouldbeofwoodorcoral.Theyaresmallbutinveryrarecases,theycangetreallylarge.AFrenchwoman,MadameDimanche'shornmeasured10inches.ImageSource:WikipediaHarlequinichthyosisHarlequinichthyosisisaveryrareandoftenfatalgeneticskindisorder.BabiesaffectedwithHarlequinichthyosisarebornwithextremelythickplatesofskinseparatedwithdeepredcracksovertheirentirebodies.ImageSource:ImpocityCyclopiaThisraredisorderisgenerallycharacterizedbythefailureoftheembryotoproperlydividethetracksoftheeyeintotwohollows.Thediseaseisverycommoninanimalsandveryrareinhumanbeings.ImageSource:LeilajouybariDoyouknowofanymoresuch geneticdisorders?Tellus!ClickhereforIndiaToday.in’scompletecoverageofthecoronaviruspandemic. advertisement READTHISRussia-UkrainecrisisshowsColdWarneverreallyended,here'swhyUkraine’sRussiacrisis:Ex-comedianPresidentZelenskyisupagainstformerspyPutinWillhistorybekindtoVladimirPutin?WhyNawabMalik’sarrestbyEDmaybeawarningsignalforUddhavThackeraygovernmentadvertisement RecommendedWatchRightNow05:56UkraineCrisis:WhatSanctionsHaveBeenImposedOnRussia?03:25UkrainecutsalldiplomatictieswithRussia04:34IAFonstandbytoevacuatestrandedIndiansfromUkraine 01:58PMModitoholdmeetingonRussia-Ukrainecrisis02:57Ukraineclaimsitcaptured2RussiansoldiersTopTakes07:115Russianplanesand1helicoptershotdown,claimsUkraine02:25Russia-Ukrainewar:Somuchexcitement,saysPakistanPMImranKhaninMoscow06:42Explosions,emergencyvehiclesheardinDonbasafterRussiadeclareswaronUkraine|Exclusiveadvertisement AddIndiaTodaytoHomeScreen