1. What was the event that triggered Nicole's deterioration?|

2. What symptoms caused her parents to take her to the doctor? What symptoms are present while at the hospital?

3. What were the results of the metabolic tests and MRI?

4. What was Nicole's diagnosis? What gene mutation is probably involved?

5. What is the expected lifespan for LS sufferers? The expected lifespan for LS sufferers is a couple of years.

6. How is it that Vicki and Kenneth's daughter could have inherited LS even though neither of her parents suffers from it?

7. What is the probability that they would have another affected child? What is the probability that they would have another child who is a carrier?

8. What is the probability of having a child that doesn't have LS and is also a non-carrier for LS?

9. Explain in your own words why defects in this energy producing organelle would lead to the symptoms seen in Nicole.