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spinal muscular atrophies of childhood

Health care; Diseases

A group of recessively inherited diseases that feature progressive muscular atrophy and hypotonia. They are classified as type I (Werdnig-Hoffman disease), type II (intermediate form), and type III ...

paraproteinemias

Health care; Diseases

A group of related diseases characterized by an unbalanced or disproportionate proliferation of immunoglobulin-producing cells, usually from a single clone. These cells frequently secrete a ...

hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies

Health care; Diseases

A group of slowly progressive inherited disorders affecting motor and sensory peripheral nerves. Subtypes include HMSNs I-VII. HMSN I and II both refer to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. HMSN III refers ...

amyloidosis

Health care; Diseases

A group of sporadic, familial and/or inherited, degenerative, and infectious disease processes, linked by the common theme of abnormal protein folding and deposition. As the amyloid deposits enlarge ...

sick building syndrome

Health care; Diseases

A group of symptoms that are two- to three-fold more common in those who work in large, energy-efficient buildings, associated with an increased frequency of headaches, lethargy, and dry skin. ...

congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Health care; Diseases

A group of syndromes caused by inherited defects in cortisol (hydrocortisone) and/or aldosterone biosynthesis. There are several types including simple virilizing forms (adrenogenital syndrome), ...

babesiosis

Health care; Diseases

A group of tick-borne diseases of mammals including zoonoses in humans. They are caused by protozoans of the genus babesia, which parasitize erythrocytes, producing hemolysis. In the U.S., the ...