Full Text of HR1535 95th General Assembly
HR1535 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Mitochondria are the power plants in every cell of | 3 |
| a person's body and create more than 90% of the energy needed | 4 |
| by the body to sustain life and support growth; and
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| WHEREAS, Mitochondria may not function correctly due to | 6 |
| genetic defects, damage caused by drugs, or damage caused by | 7 |
| destructive molecules called free radicals; and
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| WHEREAS, When mitochondria fail, cell injury and cell death | 9 |
| follow, and if the process is repeated throughout the body, | 10 |
| whole systems begin to fail; and
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| WHEREAS, Mitochondrial diseases can cause isolated | 12 |
| symptoms like seizures, low blood counts, blindness, deafness, | 13 |
| dementia, heart failure, and progressive muscle weakness, but | 14 |
| more often they cause failure of several organ systems in | 15 |
| sequence; and
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| WHEREAS, Although mitochondrial diseases can affect any | 17 |
| person at any age it is estimated that more than one in 4,000 | 18 |
| children born in the United States each year will develop a | 19 |
| mitochondrial disease by ten years of age; and
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| WHEREAS, Since mitochondrial disorders mimic other |
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| diseases, it is believed that they are under-diagnosed; and
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| WHEREAS, Currently no cures or effective therapies exist, | 3 |
| but early diagnosis can help patients and their families use | 4 |
| proper medication and nutritional supplements to improve the | 5 |
| quality of life and even prolong life; and
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| WHEREAS, It is important that citizens of the State of | 7 |
| Illinois be better informed about mitochondrial diseases and | 8 |
| their impact; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| designate the third week of September of 2008 as Mitochondrial | 12 |
| Disease Awareness Week in the State of Illinois and the | 13 |
| citizens of the State of Illinois are urged to observe the week | 14 |
| with appropriate activities and programs; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation as a | 17 |
| symbol of our support for raising awareness about mitochondrial | 18 |
| disease.
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