For your Assignment you will be creating a case study based on an individual who has been diagnosed with a lipid metabolism disorder.
Tay-Sachs disease
This assignment will be presented in the form of a PowerPoint
Your case study uses the Unit 4 Case Study Template and includes the following:
A description of the problem or case question you want the reader to solve.
An introduction to the patient or case, including symptoms and medical history.
An explanation of the defects associated with this disease.
Concentrate on the biochemical related events in lipid metabolism, including the specific defective protein, or enzyme, and the results of the defect.
Provide bulleted highlights in the slide.
In addition, the explanation of the biochemical processes involved needs to be in essay format. You may provide this information in the notes section of the slide presentation or a separate Word document.
Include a description of how the metabolism, biosynthesis, and function of lipids in the living cell are relative to this disease state.
A discussion of incidence rate and inheritance.
A review of diagnostic procedures or tests, preventative measures, and treatments.
A conclusion that includes the patient, or case, outcome, and prognosis.