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An infant is diagnosed with a biological disorder. As she ages, her physical and mental conditions deteriorate steadily so that she loses vision and motor control, and, at the age of 3, she dies. Most likely, she was suffering from:

A) Tay-Sachs disease.
B) Down syndrome.
C) fragile X syndrome.
D) phenylketonuria (PKU) .

Tay-Sachs Disease

A metabolic disorder that causes progressive loss of intellectual functioning, vision, and motor functioning, resulting in death.

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

A metabolic disorder caused by the body’s inability to break down the amino acid phenylalanine, resulting in intellectual disability and other symptoms.

Down Syndrome

A genetic disorder caused by a trisomy of the 21st chromosome, characterized by physical growth delays, characteristic facial features, and mild to moderate intellectual disability.

  • Pinpoint and elaborate on the multiple causes behind intellectual disability.
  • Detail the characteristic symptoms and signs of specific cognitive and developmental anomalies.
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