5 Real Strange Genetic Mutations!

Genetic mutations are inevitable. Although rare they will always exist. Some can be very disabling, others can be straight from the comic books. In this list we'll be showing you 5 real genetic mutations. We would like to give a big shout out to viewer The All Mighty Jetfire for suggesting this video. --------------------SECOND CHANNEL------------------- Check out my second channel More5! for funny, weird, interesting news, along with the latest trending topics within the YouTube community. More5! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPohYrquhWwA56kiaxJRe9A ------------------------------------------------------- Find Us On Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialAll5 Our Website: http://www.All5.me Music: "Unwritten Return" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ------------------------------------------------------- 5) Can’t Get High Cholesterol This probably doesn't sound all that great but believe me it's a mutation that millions of people in the past & present wished they had. You see Cholesterol is known as the silent killer because most people with high cholesterol don't even realize they have it, but it causes strokes, heart attacks, heart disease and more. Heart disease is one of the biggest if not the biggest killer in many countries. High Cholesterol is to blame, while a small percentage is genetic, most are caused from lifestyle. Eating fatty foods especially meat, smoking, drinking alcohol and not exercising all increases ones cholesterol. In fact the chances are unless you're vegan & really look after yourself 30% of 16-24 year olds and 76% of people aged 45 - 54 have high cholesterol. However there is a really rare genetic mutation only a few have that regardless of their lifestyle they can't get high cholesterol. This means they can eat junk, smoke, drink, not exercise & never really suffer killer consequences. These lucky few people lack working copies of a gene known as PCSK9 and scientists have only found a handful of people all African American who have this mutation. 4) Hypertrichosis Hypertrichosis is also called “werewolf syndrome” and it affects as few as one in a billion people making it extremely rare. People with this mutation essentially have excessive hair on their face, shoulders and ears. The reason for this is to do with a rearrangement of chromosome 8. What happens in basic language is when the dermis sends signals to create hair follicles, most of our body parts ignore the signal and therefore we end up relatively hairless. However people with this mutation don't ignore it and end up having hair everywhere. While other than looking odd, there is no downside to this mutation, in fact I can imagine this mutation would be very handy in the winter months. 3) Ectrodactyly Formerly known as “lobster claw hand, ”individuals with this disorder have a cleft where the middle finger or toe should be. These split-hand/split-foot malformations are rare limb deformities which can manifest in any number of ways. It’s also associated with hearing loss. Genetically speaking, it’s caused by several factors, including deletions, trans-locations, and inversions in chromosome 7. A 2007 ABC article featured Bree Walker, a television anchorwoman living in Los Angeles who lives with the disease. Thankfully, surgical procedures can correct some of these malformations. 2) Uner Tan Syndrome Uner Tan syndrome is a somewhat controversial condition, whose most obvious property is that people who suffer from it walk on all fours. UTS is a syndrome that was proposed by the Turkish evolutionary biologist Üner Tan after studying five members of the Ulaş family in rural Turkey. These individuals walk on all fours & use primitive speech. While Tan says this mutation is caused by evolution, some experts believe evolution or genetics may have very little to do with it. 1) Progeria This genetic disorder is as rare as it is severe affecting about one in eight million live births. Essentially this horrible disease causes accelerated aging. Most children who have progeria die of age-related diseases around the age of 13, but some can live into their 20s. Death is typically caused by a heart attack or stroke. The disease is caused by a mutation in the LMNA gene, a protein that provides support to the cell nucleus. Other symptoms of progeria include rigid skin, full body baldness, bone abnormalities, growth impairment, and a characteristic “sculptured” nasal tip. Thank you for watching and if you enjoyed this video don't forget to Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe for more awesome lists of All Things 5! Until Next Time... Feed Your Mind!