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Spanish to English: ALD General field: Medical Detailed field: Medical (general)
Source text - Spanish ALD and Lorenzo's Oil
Disease still not fully understood
By Mary Kugler, R.N., About.com
Updated: March 17, 2009
The 1992 movie "Lorenzo's Oil" brought a rare disorder called adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) to the world's attention. It is a progressive degenerative myelin disorder, meaning that myelin, the "insulation" around nerves, breaks down over time. Without myelin, nerves can't function normally, or at all. Unfortunately, the body can't grow replacement myelin, so the disorder is progressive -- it gets worse over time.
What Causes ALD, and Who Develops It?
ALD is an inherited recessive genetic disorder linked to the X chromosome. Because of the way genetic inheritance works, only boys have the most severe form of ALD. The disorder leaves the body unable to break down big fat molecules, either ones the body makes itself or ones that enter the body through food. Research has shown that this is most likely due to a carrier protein that fails to work correctly and carry the fat molecules to where they would be broken down. The fat molecules build up and clog up cells, and hurt nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. ALD affects about one in 20,000 males.
One gene, called ABCD1, has been identified as being associated with ALD. Genetic testing can be done to see if a woman has the defective gene. This way, a woman who may have inherited an abnormal gene will know for certain whether or not she has it (is a carrier) and could pass it on to her children.
Translation - English ALD Y EL ACEITE DE LOREZO
Una enfermedad poco entendida
Por Mary Kugler, R.N, anout.com
Traducido por: Cortéz, Silvana y Marangoni, Jorge R.
En 1992 la película “Un milagro para Lorenzo” atrajo la atención del mundo por una rara enfermedad llamada adrenoleucodistrofia. Es una enfermedad progresiva degenerativa de la mielina, esto quiere decir que la mielina, el “aislamiento” alrededor de los nervios, se estropean con el tiempo. Sin mielina, los nervios no pueden funcionar normalmente o del todo. Desafortunadamente, el cuerpo no puede generar un remplaza de ésta, por lo tanto la enfermedad es progresiva – empeora con el tiempo.
¿Qué causa el ALD y quién lo desarrolla?
El ALD es una enfermedad genética recesiva hereditaria ligada al cromosoma X. Debido a la forma en que trabaja la genética hereditaria, sólo el sexo masculino posee la forma de ALD más severa. La enfermedad deja al cuerpo incapacitado para disolver las grandes moléculas grasa, ya aquellas que produce el mismo cuerpo o que ingresan a través de la comida. La investigación ha demostrado que esto es más probable debido que una proteína portadora falla en trabajar correctamente y transportar las moléculas grasas a donde se disolverían. Las moléculas grasas bloquean y obstruyen células, y dañan las células nerviosas en el cerebro y la medula espinal. El ALD afecta a uno de 20.000 hombres.
Un gen, llamado ABCD1, ha sido identificado al estar asociado con el ALD. Un examen genético podría comprobar si una mujer tiene el gen defectuoso. De esta manera, una mujer que puede haber heredado un gen anormal sabrá con certeza si ella es portadora o no y si podría transmitirlo a sus hijos.
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Years of experience: 16. Registered at ProZ.com: Sep 2009.
Education
•2010 to date: Spanish Proofreader. Litterae Foundation.
•2007-2009: “English <> Spanish Technical, Scientific and Literary Certified Translator”. Instituto Cultural de Lenguas Vivas.
•2007: IT Technician at Instituto Argentino de Computación (IAC).
•2002-2006: “Teacher of English (BA Program)” featured by the local School of Philosophy and Arts. Incomplete.
Conferences and Seminars
•“Translation and Terminology” San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, May 2010.
•“IT Language” San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, May 2010.
•“V Latin-American Translation and Interpretation Congress”, Buenos Aires, May, 2010.
•“Online Professional Upgrading Seminar for Translators”, conducted by Horacio R. Dal Dosso. Internet, 2009.
•“The Five Q’s of Translation Quality Control”, conducted by Horacio R. Dal Dosso. San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, 2009.
•“Making the Most of your Translation Macrocompetence” conducted by Horacio R. Dal Dosso. Sn Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, 2009.
•“IV Conference for Third Level Education Teachers” about the career education and its challenges by students from different institutes. San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, 2008.
•“III Conference for Third Level Education Teachers”, about global issues analyzed by students from different institutes. San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, 2007 (speaker).
•“II International Postcolonialism English Speaking Literature Conference” organized by CIUNT, 2007. San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
•Pedagogical Conferences and Seminars since 2003.
Experience
As a Translator
•2010 Medicine: Influenza A H1N1 in infants under 5 years old from Tucumán, Argentina.
•2010 Medicine: Outbreak of H1N1 Influenza – 2009: Behavior of Influenza H1N1 in school children in the province of Tucumán – Argentina.
•2010 Translation of History Abstract: Adolfo Piossek Biography.
•2010 Dental Care: marginal leakage.
As a Teacher
•2010 Technical English: Speech Therapy on-line classes.
•2010 Technical English: Medical English classes.
•2010 Technical English: Tourism.
•2010 Technical English: Medical English classes.
•2010 Technical English: Dental Care classes.
•2010 General English: Children – Adolescents - Adults.
•2004 to date: “Teaching”. Private teacher for school support.
•August 2009: “Teaching”. I replaced a teacher in a private institute for a theoretical and practical class in the course “Adult III”
•June-August 2006: “Teaching”. I replaced a teacher in a private institute for school support. Two months.
As an Interpreter
•2008-2009: “Work and Travel Program”. Lived in New York and worked in DONKIN DONUTS at the front desk and as an interpreter (4 months).
•December 2007: Internship at the front desk of the Tucumán Tourism Center. Interpreting services.
As a Researcher
•Since 2010 Education at home.
•Since 2010 Studies Techniques for adolescents and young adults.
•2009 Translating or Interpreting. That is the question: Cortéz, Silvana. Herrera, Mariana. Marangoni, Jorge. Villagra, Miguel.
•2008 Co-participant in History Project.
IT skills
•2007 IT Certificate in Office Suite. Seminar organized by UBA-FUBA (Buenos Aires University)
•2002 Internet and its Tools. IT seminar organized by WEB-CITY.
IT Equipment
PC: Pentium; ADSL connection; Webcam and microphone; Office 2003; Scanner; printer; Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004; Translator Memory: WordMagic and TRADOS, Count anything and Babylon.
Other Languages knowledge: Portuguese, Basic level.
Certifications
TKT “TEACHING KNOWLEDGE TEST” Cambridge University. Module 1-2, 2007. Module 3, 2008. TKT KAL “Knowledge About the Language” Cambridge University. November 2009.
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