21 Terms
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Diseases
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Health care; Diseases
A heterogeneous group of inherited collagen diseases. The most common manifestations of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome are hyperextensible skin and joints, skin fragility and reduced wound healing ...
peroxisomal disorders
Health care; Diseases
A heterogeneous group of inherited metabolic disorders marked by absent or dysfunctional peroxisomes. Peroxisomal enzymatic abnormalities may be single or multiple. Biosynthetic peroxisomal pathways ...
diffuse mixed-cell lymphoma
Health care; Diseases
A heterogeneous group of intermediate-grade lymphomas of mixed cellular composition. Although they have not been extensively studied, it appears that they are predominantly B-cell diseases.
interstitial lung diseases
Health care; Diseases
A heterogeneous group of noninfectious, nonmalignant disorders of the lower respiratory tract, affecting primarily the alveolar wall structures but also often involving the small airways and blood ...
cerebral palsy
Health care; Diseases
A heterogeneous group of nonprogressive motor disorders caused by chronic brain injuries that originate in the prenatal period, perinatal period, or first few years of life. The four major subtypes ...
progressive myoclonic epilepsies
Health care; Diseases
A heterogeneous group of primarily familial disorders characterized by myoclonic seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, ataxia, progressive intellectual deterioration, and neuronal degeneration. These ...
spinocerebellar degenerations
Health care; Diseases
A heterogenous group of degenerative syndromes marked by progressive cerebellar dysfunction either in isolation or combined with other neurologic manifestations. Sporadic and inherited subtypes ...
