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Zellweger Syndrome Spectrum is an a genetic disease BY ASHLEY BARKER

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infants born with ZS are often have seizures and typically have facial deformities such as a high forehead, abnormal ear lobes, a large "soft spot" on the top of their heads. zellweger spectrum is a group of conditions that are put together and are kind of over lapping, signs and symtoms that affect many parts of the body =====

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individuals with zelllweger syndrome develop some signs and symptoms of a condition during the new new born period. Infants happen to experience weak muscle tone (hypotonia), feeding problems, hearing loss, vision loss and seizures. These can be caused by the degenertation of myelin. Which is covering that protects nerves and promotes the efficient transmission of nerve impulses. This disorders of the zellweger syndrome spectrum are inherited in an autos recessiver manner it affects all races, males and females. ===== 

= mutation in 12 genes have been found to cause the zellweger spectrum. = = There are three disorders considered to be part of the Zellweger spectrum : Zellweger syndrome, Neonatal Adrenoluekodustrophy and infantile refsum disease. These three disorders have similar cause and reflects. =              <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">WORK CITED
 * = what genes are related to zellweger spectrum? =

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