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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY DEASY, READSHAW, BAKER, BRADFORD, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, D. COSTA, DALEY, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, FABRIZIO, FLECK, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, JAMES, KILLION, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, RAVENSTAHL, ROCK, ROSS, SABATINA, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHMOTZER, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, WATERS, WILLIAMS, YOUNGBLOOD, MILNE AND GEIST, JUNE 20, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 20, 2012 |
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1 | Declaring the week of September 16 through 22, 2012, as |
2 | "Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, Mitochondria are the power plants in every cell of a |
4 | person's body and create more than 90% of the energy needed by |
5 | the body to sustain life and support growth; and |
6 | WHEREAS, Mitochondria may not function correctly due to |
7 | genetic defects, damage caused by drugs or damage caused by |
8 | destructive molecules called free radicals; and |
9 | WHEREAS, When mitochondria fail, cell injury and cell death |
10 | follow, and if the process is repeated throughout the body, |
11 | whole systems begin to fail; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Mitochondrial diseases can cause isolated symptoms, |
13 | such as seizures, low blood counts, blindness, deafness, |
14 | dementia, heart failure and progressive muscle weakness, but |
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1 | more often they cause failure of several organ systems in |
2 | sequence; and |
3 | WHEREAS, Although mitochondrial diseases can affect any |
4 | person at any age, it is estimated that more than 1 in 4,000 |
5 | children born in the United States each year will develop a |
6 | mitochondrial disease by ten years of age; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Since mitochondrial disorders mimic other diseases, |
8 | it is believed that they are underdiagnosed; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Currently no cures or effective therapies exist, but |
10 | early diagnosis can help patients and their families use proper |
11 | medication and nutritional supplements to improve the quality of |
12 | life, and even prolong life; and |
13 | WHEREAS, It is appropriate that all citizens of this |
14 | Commonwealth be better informed about mitochondrial diseases and |
15 | their impact; therefore be it |
16 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week |
17 | of September 16 through 22, 2012, as "Mitochondrial Disease |
18 | Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further |
19 | RESOLVED, That the citizens of this Commonwealth be urged to |
20 | observe the week with appropriate activities and programs. |
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