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Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States.
… Skin Cancer NCI: Skin Cancer The Skin Cancer Foundation Genetics Home Reference: Melanoma … How prevalent is skin …
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Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited condition causing increased low density lipoprotein cholesterol at birth and heart attacks at an early age.
… Treating Genetic Diseases: Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center Finding …
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Thalassemia is a group of inherited diseases of the blood that affect a person's ability to produce hemoglobin, resulting in anemia.
… Thalassemia NHLBI: Thalassemias Medline Plus: Thalassemia Genetics Home Reference: Beta thalassemia Thalassemia.com …
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Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of inherited disorders that cause progressive muscle degeneration and weakness.
… atrophy NINDS: Spinal Muscular Atrophy Information Page Genetics Home Reference: Spinal Muscular Atrophy Muscular …
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited neurological disease characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of the muscles and loss of sensation.
… Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Charcot Marie Tooth Disease - Genetics Home Reference National Organization for Rare … Page National Center for Biotechnology Information Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center Finding …
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Klinefelter syndrome is a condition that occurs in men as a result of an extra X chromosome. The most common symptom is infertility.
… adulthood. Additional Resources for Klinefelter Syndrome Genetics Home Reference: Klinefelter syndrome Medline Plus: …
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome is a disorder characterized by elevated levels of antibodies that are associated with clots in the arteries and veins.
… syndrome. … A diagnosis of APS is made based on both clinical and laboratory findings. APS is diagnosed if an …
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Dercum disease is a rare condition that is characterized by multiple, painful fatty tumors that occur chiefly in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age.
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Phenylketonuria is an inherited disorder of metabolism that causes an increase in the blood of a chemical known as phenylalanine.
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Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bowel, usually diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 - 30.
… Bowel Disease Crohn's Disease in Children and Teens Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center Finding …