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Deficiency, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD): Deficiency of G6PD is the commonest disease-causing enzyme defect in humans affecting an estimated 400 million people. The G6PD gene is on the X chromosome.
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Deficiency of riboflavin is not common in the U.S. because this vitamin is plentiful in the food supply. Significant deficiency syndromes are characterized by sore throat, swelling of mucous membranes, mouth and/or lip sores, anemia, and dermatitis ...
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Deficiency - antithrombin III - congenital; Antithrombin III deficiency - congenital
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Iron deficiency anemia can be caused by:
diets low in iron - Iron is obtained from foods in our diet, however, only 1 mg of iron is absorbed for every 10 to 20 mg of iron ingested.
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Iron deficiency anemia: The most common known form of nutritional disorder in the world, iron deficiency results in anemia because iron is necessary to make hemoglobin, key molecule in red blood cells responsible for the transport of oxygen.
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G6PD deficiency is the most common enzyme deficiency in the world, with about 400 million people living with it. It is most prevalent in people of African, Mediterranean, and Asian ancestry.
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G6PD DEFICIENCY - An inherited condition that results in a deficiency in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Particular drugs (sulfonamides) can exacerbate this problem. The result is hemolytic anemia.
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Iron deficiency anemia occurs when iron intake cannot keep pace with iron loss. This can be due to:
blood loss, such as gastrointestinal bleeding or heavy menstrual bleeding ...
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An AAT deficiency test measures the level of AAT in the blood. The test is not routinely done in most people with COPD.
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Magnesium deficiency: A cause of tremors?
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Anemia: Iron-Deficiency
Iron produces the pigment hemoglobin which is the component of the red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. A lack of iron causes the blood disorder known as iron-deficiency anemia.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) weakens the body's immune defenses by destroying CD4 (T-cell) lymphocytes, which are a group of white blood cells that normally help guard the body against attacks by bacteria, viruses and other germs.
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Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
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Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency is an inherited condition where a person lacks a protein known as alpha-1-antitrypsin. There may be low levels of the protein but it doesn't work properly.
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AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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deficiency
In medicine, a shortage of a substance (such as a vitamin or mineral) needed by the body.
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DEFICIENCY"It is also possible to not have enough copper in the body. Without a balance of copper and zinc in the body, the thyroid will not work properly. Babies fed soy milk tend to have a deficiency of copper.
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A deficiency of some of the B vitamins, particularly riboflavin (B2) and pyridoxine (B6), can cause the symptoms you describe, particularly the dry lips. In fact, the painful lips may be among the first signs of this problem.
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A deficiency disease caused by dietary insufficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine). Symptoms include general weakness and painful rigidity.
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A deficiency in the amount of oxygen required for effective ventilation.
Pulmonary
Pertaining to the lungs.
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ADA deficiency is a rare genetic disease. The normal ADA gene produces an enzyme called adenosine deaminase, which is essential to the body’s immune system.
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Iron-deficiency anaemia is the most common form of anaemia. In the United States, 20 percent of all women of childbearing age have iron-deficiency anaemia (compared to 2 percent of adult men). The primary cause is blood lost during menstruation.
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Iron deficiency anemia may result from:
a diet that lacks enough iron
blood loss
body changes during pregnancy.
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IMMUNODEFICIENCY: Breakdown in immunocompetence when certain parts of the immune system no longer function. This condition makes a person more susceptible to certain diseases.
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Lactase deficiency; Milk intolerance; Disaccharidase deficiency; Dairy product intolerance
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Vitamin E deficiency is rare in the UK. There are only a few situations when vitamin E deficiency may occur.5
Why do some people take vitamin E supplements?
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Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - Syndromes in which there is a deficiency or defect in the mechanisms of immunity, either cellular or humoral.
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What is iron deficiency anemia?
Anemia is the result of an individual being in a negative iron balance.
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) A viral disease that destroys the body's ability to fight infections, leaving the body susceptible to many other diseases. Acute A sudden onset of symptoms or disease.
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sucrase-isomaltase deficiency A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inborn deficiency of the enzyme sucrase-isomaltase. This deficiency causes diarrhea if table sugar (sucrose) or certain other carbohydrates are eaten.
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Lactase deficiency
Lactic acidosis
Lactose intolerance
Laennec's cirrhosis
Lambert-Eaton Syndrome
Lamellar ichthyosis
Lancefield group B streptococcus
Landouzy-Dejerine muscular dystrophy
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phagedenic; phagedenical; phagedenic ulcer; phagedenous; phage integrase family; phagemid; phage typing; phago-; phagocyte; phagocyte bactericidal dysfunction; phagocyte dysfunction; phagocytic; phagocytic dysfunction disorders immunodeficiency; ...
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HIV (short for Human Immunodeficiency Virus) can lurk unnoticed in the body for years, slowly wearing down the immune system until a series of rare and exotic illnesses finally gives its presence away.
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Lactose Intolerance, Lactase Deficiency, Lactose Allergy, Milk sickness
Intolerance to milk and milk products due to a lactase deficiency.
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Alcoholism is a risk factor for nutritional deficiency.
Serum chemistries may show abnormalities (see chem-20).
Nerve conduction tests and EMG (a test of electrical activity in muscles) may be used to determine the extent of neurologic damage.
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If no other cause for EPO deficiency is found, it can be treated with a genetically engineered form of the hormone, which is usually injected under the skin two or three times a week.
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A widespread diet problem which causes loss of hair is iron deficiency Anaemia. The cause is too little iron in blood, brought on by a diet containing too little meat, eggs, cereals or peas and beans.
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Willard CL, Liljestrand P, Goldschmidt RH, Grumbach K. Is experience with Human Immunodeficiency Virus disease related to clinical practice? A survey of rural primary care physicians. Archives of Family Medicine. 1999, 8:502-508.
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Predisposing factors: Existing injury to the mouth or skin abrasions, adverse water conditions, high levels of waste in the water, incorrect pH, low oxygen content, vitamin deficiency.
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The misconceptions about sexual fantasies began with Freud himself. In 1908 he declared that "a happy person never fantasizes, only a dissatisfied one." Later thinkers embroidered this theme, developing what has become known as the deficiency theory.
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chromosomal abnormality resulting in azospermia is Klinefelter‚s syndrome which occurs in 1 in 500 live births and results in the destruction of all germ cells and seminiferous tubules. Gynecomastia and varying degrees of androgen deficiency are ...
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Among nonpregnant women, BV has been associated with pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis, postoperative infection, and infertility. (10,11). The risk of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is also increased by the presence of BV ...
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