Carolyn Webb. Players of St Therese's under-15 team are upset that they have to play against a 13-year-old boy who stands 185 centimetres tall. MEMBERS of a junior netball club have slammed a VCAT decision to allow a 185-centimetre tall, 13-year-old boy interim permission to play in an all-girls' competition.
1. Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis is one of the most widespread inherited genetic disorders. It prominently affects Caucasians who are Ashkenazi Jews. It occurs only when both parents are carriers, which gives their children a 1 in 4 risk of contracting the disease.
DMD is the most common and leading fatal genetic disorder in children, affecting approximately 1 in 5,000 male births with an estimated 300,000 sufferers worldwide today. Currently, there is no cure; DMD is 100% fatal. DMD is found primarily in boys. The dystrophin gene, which regulates dystrophin production, is located on the X-chromosome. Males, who each have one X- and Y-chromosome, are at risk for X-chromosome related disorders. Duchenne may be unknowingly passed from mother to child.