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Chromosome 1: Chromosome 5:
CMT syndrome Cri-du-chat syndrome (a dis-
(a nervous disor- order involving mental and
der leading to developmental impairment),
muscle wastage colon cancer, phthisis,
and weakness), Cockayne syndrome (a devel-
prostate cancer, opmental disorder leading to
Alzheimer's dis- death at an early age)
ease (loss of
memory due to
damage to brain
nerve cells)

Chromosome 19:
Hardening of the arteries, my-
otonic dystrophy (a disorder
Alongside the relevant chromosomes are listed some of the dis- in the muscles), Blackfan
Diamond anemia (a form of
eases -mutations, in other words- that emerge as a result of impair- anemia linked to bone marrow
ments in these chromosomes. All these genetic diseases show the deficiency), lymphoblastic leu-
delicate balance and order in DNA, as well as revealing the impos- kemia
sibility of living things having developed by way of mutations.

Chromosome 8: Chromosome 14:
Chromosome 7: Werner's disease (premature aging, Alzheimer's disease,
Obesity (excessive fat stor- or aging in childhood), Cohen syn- Graves' disease (a de-
age), diabetes (an impair- drome (abnormal appearance, men- fense system impair-
ment of sugar metabolism), tal deficiency, muscle weakness, ment leading to hy-
cystic fibrosis (affecting the obesity) perthyroidism)
internal organs, causing
functional impairment)

Chromosome 13:
Chromosome 20: Muscular dystrophy in chil-
Alagille syndrome (func- dren, retinal cancer, autism (a
tion deficiency in organs developmental impairment
such as the heart and liver hindering communication
in childhood, impairments skills), Wilson's disease (ex-
in bone structure)
cess copper storage leading
to disorders in the brain and
liver)