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Von Hippel-Lindau

... I) occurs sporadically and is associated with the familial tumor syndrome von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease . Full article >>> Von Hippel-Lindau disease . People with this inherited disorder are likely to develop several kinds of tumor s, including, in some cases, renal cell carcinom...

Triglyceride level

...vely reduced triglycerides in people affected with familial hypertriglyceridemia. Full article >>>... a family history of high triglycerides, known as familial hypertriglyceridemia consi stent high cholesterol levels with low levels of HDL ... Full arti...

Tremor

... people. Full article >>> benign familial tremor An inherited disorder that causes a slow tremor in the hands, head and voice. It may affect only one side of the body, be worse when moving than when resting and worsen with age. beriberi ... Full article >>> Medtronic Ac...

Thyroxine

...ents with coronary artery disease , diabetics and familial hyperlipidaemia cases. Full article >>>...

Tay-sachs

...s disease Definition: Tay-Sachs disease is a familial disorder (it affects more than 1 member of a family) that results in early death . It is found predominantly in Ashkenazi Jewish families. Full article >>> Tay-Sachs disease : A genetic metabolic disorder caused by deficiency o...

Tay-Sachs disease

...achs disease Definition: Tay-Sachs disease is a familial disorder (it affects more than 1 member of a famil...article >>> Tay-Sachs disease is a familial disorder found predominantly in Ashkenazi Jewish families that results in early death . Overview, C...

Short stature

... short fingers ... Full article >>> familial short stature - Familial short stature is a tendency to follow the family's inherited short stature (shortness). Full article >>> Dwarfism , pituitary Short stature . When caused by inadequate amounts of growth hormone (as opp...

Shellfish

...tion. Full article >>> paralysis , familial periodic; paralysis , obstetric; paralyssa; paralytic; paralytical; paralytic dementia ; paralytic ectropion ; paralytic ileus ; paralytic mydriasis; paralytic myoglobin uria; paralytic rabies ; paralytic scoliosis ; paralytic shellfish ... ...

Scoliosis

...#62;>> paralysis , bulbar; paralysis , familial periodic; paralysis , obstetric; paralyssa; paralytic; paralytical; paralytic dementia ; paralytic ectropion ; paralytic ileus ; paralytic mydriasis; paralytic myoglobin uria; paralytic rabies ; paralytic scoliosis ; ... Full article >...

Renal cell carcinoma

...enal carcinoma s. It occurs in both sporadic and familial forms. Full article >>> Renal cell carcinoma - Renal cell carcinoma begins in the lining of the small tubes that mass together to make up the kidney . It accounts for 85% of all kidney cancer s. Full article >>> ...

Rabies

...alysis agitans; paralysis , bulbar; paralysis , familial periodic; paralysis , obstetric; paralyssa; paralytic; paralytical; paralytic dementia ; paralytic ectropion ; paralytic ileus ; paralytic mydriasis; paralytic myoglobin uria; paralytic rabies ; ... Full article >>> I think it is...

Prion Diseases

...mann-Straussler-Scheinker disease (GSS) or fatal familial insomnia . Full article >>> DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS ; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS ; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS ; MYCO PLASMA INFECTIONS ; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS ; fungal infection s; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS ; HELMINTHIASIS; and PRION DIS...

Polyp

...g to collapse) ... Full article >>> familial polyp osis (pah-li-PO-sis) An inherited condition in which numerous polyp s (growths that protrude from mucous membrane s) form on the inside walls of the colon and rectum . It increases the risk of colorectal cancer . Full article >>...

Poisoning

...ng to New Lows ... Full article >>> familial periodic; paralysis , obstetric; paralyssa; paralytic; paralytical; paralytic dementia ; paralytic ectropion ; paralytic ileus ; paralytic mydriasis; paralytic myoglobin uria; paralytic rabies ; paralytic scoliosis ; paralytic shellfish poi...

Poison

... (back to top) ... Full article >>> familial periodic; paralysis , obstetric; paralyssa; paralytic; paralytical; paralytic dementia ; paralytic ectropion ; paralytic ileus ; paralytic mydriasis; paralytic myoglobin uria; paralytic rabies ; paralytic scoliosis ; paralytic shellfish po...

Pheochromocytoma

... These occur alone (inherited MTC) or as part of a familial cancer syndrome known as multi ple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2. Patients with MEN-2 develop tumor s in other organ s such as the ad renal gland ( pheochromocytoma s) and peripheral nervous ... Full article >>> kidne...

Papilla

...enal carcinoma s. It occurs in both sporadic and familial forms. Full article >>> PAPILLA RY CARCINOMA OF THE THYROID - The most common thyroid cancer and usually affects women of child-bearing age. [ Med Help International ] [ Search ] [ Ask the Doctor Forums ] ... Full article >&#...

Oophorectomy

...ents with coronary artery disease , diabetics and familial hyperlipidaemia cases. Full article >>> cellulitis ; epizootic haemorrhagic disease of deer; epizootic haemorrhagic disease of deer virus ; epizootic lymphangitis ; epizootiology; epluchage; epn; EPO; epoch; epoetin alfa; epogen...

Nephropathy

...turia - nephropathy - deafness ; Hemorrhagic familial nephritis ; Hereditary deafness and nephropathy Causes And Risk: ... Full article >>> heart disease strokes kidney disease ( nephropathy ) impotence peripheral vascular disease (PVD) nerve damage ( neuropathy ) dam...

Myoglobin

...alysis agitans; paralysis , bulbar; paralysis , familial periodic; paralysis , obstetric; paralyssa; paralytic; paralytical; paralytic dementia ; paralytic ectropion ; paralytic ileus ; paralytic mydriasis; paralytic myoglobin uria; ... Full article >>> Rhabdomyolysis: A condition in wh...

Mediterranean Fever

...Mediterranean fever Q. What can you tell me about familial Mediterranean fever ? No name/ No state given ......anean Fever - ... Full article >>> familial Mediterranean fever (a bacterial infection characterized by chills , weakness , headache , ...

McCune

..... Full article >>> No consi stent familial or hereditary factors have been identified. However, a genetic mutation of the Gs alpha gene has been identified in patients with McCune -Alb right syndrome . Full article >>> Mono -- one bone is affected Polyostic -- seve...

Macular Degeneration

...eration , GM2 gangliosidosis Type 1, and amaurotic familial infant ile idiocy. Symptoms ... Full article >>> Accidents and disease are often responsible for blindness while some people are born blind or partial ly sighted. Common causes include age-related macular degeneration , catar...

Ileus

...alysis agitans; paralysis , bulbar; paralysis , familial periodic; paralysis , obstetric; paralyssa; paralytic; paralytical; paralytic dementia ; paralytic ectropion ; paralytic ileus ; ... Full article >>> Intestinal obstruction (paralytic ileus ). This is a partial or complete blo...

Iatrogenic

... probable CJD: 535 were the sporadic type, 33 were familial (inherited), 40 were iatrogenic (caused by contamination during medical or surgical treatment ), 33 were GSS and 108 were vCJD. Full article >>>...

Hemorrhagic

...turia - nephropathy - deafness ; Hemorrhagic familial nephritis ; Hereditary deafness and nephropathy Causes And Risk: ... Full article >>> Viral hemorrhagic fever Viral hepatitis Viral pneumonia Viscera l larva migrans Vitamin A toxic ity Vitamin B -1 deficiency ...

Gliomas

... Familial paraganglioma syndrome is an unusual familial disease involving slow-growing benign tumor s -- paragan gliomas , glomus tumor s, or chemodectomas -- predominantly in the head and neck region. The gene for the disease is on chromosome 11q23. Full article >>> Clinical t...

Ganglioneuroma

... . Full article >>> or as part of a familial cancer syndrome known as multi ple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2. Patients with MEN-2 develop tumor s in other organ s such as the ad renal gland ( pheochromocytoma s) and peripheral nervous system ( neuroma s and ganglioneuroma s)....

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

... blood ). One in every 500 children is born with familial hypercholesterolemia . Full article >>...every 500 people has an inherited disorder called familial hypercholesterolemia , which can cause extremely high cholesterol levels (above 300 milligrams per...

Familial tremor

...ine) ... Full article >>> benign familial tremor An inherited disorder that causes a slow tremor in the hands, head and voice. It may affect only one side of the body, be worse when moving than when resting and worsen with age. beriberi ... Full article >>> Familial Non- ...

Epilepsy

... 14 years, and continues indefinitely. It may be a familial condition. Full article >>> Epilepsy is the most common form of seizures , also called convulsions or fits . Epilepsy can be caused by injury to the head, neck, or spinal cord, especially before or during birth . Full artic...

Endocrine glands

... rare inherited disorder of the parathyroid called familial isolated hyperparathyroidism may increase the risk of developing para thyroid cancer . A rare inherited disorder of the endocrine glands called multi ple endocrine neoplasia 1 has also been ... Full article >>>...

Endocrine

... These occur alone (inherited MTC) or as part of a familial cancer syndrome known as multi ple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2. Full article >>> Autonomic nervous system dysfunction Chronic sleep disorders Emotional stress or trauma Immune or endocrine system dysfunction U...

Diabetes mellitus

... Diabetes mellitus , other medical conditions and familial history of cancer as risk factors for pancreatic cancer . Br J Cancer 80 (11): 1830-7, 1999. [PUBMED Abstract] ... Full article >>> Narayan, M., Kanaya, M., Gregg, W. Lifestyle Intervention for the Prevention of T type 2 Diabete...

Dementia

...alysis agitans; paralysis , bulbar; paralysis , familial periodic; paralysis , obstetric; paralyssa; paralytic; paralytical; paralytic dementia ; ... Full article >>> Vascular dementia Vascular ectasia of the colon Vascular purpura Vascular skin changes Vascular spasm ...

Coronary Artery Disease

...ents with coronary artery disease , diabetics and familial hyperlipidaemia cases. Full article >>>...

Cornelia De Lange Syndrome

... It is also associated with syndrome s without a familial inheritance pattern such as Cornelia de Lange syndrome . Half of ulnar club hand cases occur along with other malformations in the musculo skeletal system. Full article >>> I was startled to find out that here was an article on the...

Colorectal polyps

...surgery —in the treatment of patients with familial adenoma tous polyp osis (FAP) to reduce the number of adenoma tous colorectal polyps . Full article >>> While an anoscopy is typically performed to determine is hemorrhoids are present, other abnormal finding could include pol...

Chromosome

...l article >>> located the gene for familial ALS on chromosome 21. A later discovery pinpoi...ismutase (SOD), as responsible for a percentage of familial cases. Full article >>> Genes are contained by, and arranged along the length of, t...

Cerebellum

...). Full article >>> British type of familial amyloidosis : autosomal dominant with unknown gene defect(s), associated with progressive dementia , spasticity , and ataxia . Brain stem, spinal cord, and cerebellum all exhibit amyloid deposits, ... Full article >>> Centra...

Capillary

... I) occurs sporadically and is associated with the familial tumor syndrome von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease . Full article >>> electroanalgesia; electroanalysis; electro anesthesia ; electroaxonography; electroballistics; electrobasograph; electrobasography; electro-biologist; electro-bio...

Canavan

...ase Hurler syndrome Morquio syndrome Benign familial macrocephaly (family tendency toward large head size) Intra cranial bleeding ... Full article >>> back on salt, eating calcium -rich foods , and having fish regularly -- as previously mentioned, the fatty acids in fish may decrea...

Canavan disease

...ase Hurler syndrome Morquio syndrome Benign familial macrocephaly (family tendency toward large head size) Intra cranial bleeding ... Full article >>>...

Burn

...al.: The UK Northern region genetic register for familial adenoma tous polyp osis coli: use of age of onset, congenital hypertrophy of the retina l pigment epithelium , and DNA markers in risk calculations. Full article >>> A burn is defined as any destruction of skin or body tis...

Benign

...ndition. Not malignant. Not cancer ous. benign familial tremor ... Full article >>> Benign tumor s are NOT cancer ; malignant tumor s are cancer . Cancer is NOT contagious . Full article >>> benign prostatic hyperplasia (hye-per-PLAY-zha) BPH . A benign (nonc...

Autosomal dominant

...y to cause the disease . A child of a parent with familial amyloidosis has a 50-50 chance of developing the disease . Full article >>> Symptoms can begin from adolescence to around age 40. It is caused by an autosomal dominant trait (at least one parent will have the disease ). Progressi...

Artery

...ts with coronary artery disease , diabetics and familial hyperlipidaemia cases. Full article >>>...

Alcohol withdrawal

...ge 20. Predisposing factors in other cases include familial history, head injury , alcohol withdrawal , infections (such as meningitis ), ... Full article >>> Examples include: amantadine, aminophylline , anticholinergics, tricyclic antidepressants, cimetidine, digoxin , glucocorticoids,...

Adolescent depression

...ty of childhood and adolescent depression and of familial transmission of this disorder from parent to child would seem to argue that the same agents used for adults would be effective in childhood. Full article >>> Disease - Adolescent depression Depression in children Definition: A ...

Adenoma

...2;> Some people have a rare condition called familial adenoma tous polyp osis, also called familial polyp osis coli, which means there are many adenoma tous polyp s throughout the colon and rect...