Answer the following questions based on the movie 'O Óleo de Lorenzo':
The movie is based on a true story that began in 1983. Lorenzo led a normal...
Answer the following questions based on the movie 'O Óleo de Lorenzo':
The movie is based on a true story that began in 1983. Lorenzo led a normal life until, at the age of 6, he began to have various mental problems that were diagnosed as adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a rare and incurable hereditary disease that causes degeneration in the system leading to death in a short time.
QUESTIONS: 1. WHAT IS THE INHERITANCE MECHANISM OF THE DISEASE? 2. HOW TO IDENTIFY THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DISEASE OCCURRING IN OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS? 3. WHAT IS THE CHANCE OF A COUPLE LIKE THE ONE SHOWN IN THE MOVIE HAVING ANOTHER CHILD WITH ALD? 4. WHAT PSYCHOSOCIAL GUIDANCE CAN BE PROVIDED?
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