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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 (CMT) is an inherited neurological disease characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of … fingers, and toes. … CMT is an inherited neurological disease characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of …
Genetic Disorders
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.
… Dercum disease is a rare condition that is characterized by … in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age. … Dercum disease - also known as Adiposis Dolorosa, Anders' syndrome … Some researchers have suggested that Dercum disease is an autoimmune disorder (a condition that occurs when the body's …
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Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.
… trypanosomiasis. Commonly called sleeping sickness, this disease is caused by a parasitic microbe transmitted by … Africa. American trypanosomiasis. Commonly called Chagas disease, this disease is caused by a parasitic microbe transmitted by …
For Patients and Families
​Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized medicine.​ ​
… is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized medicine. … We have known for a long time that common diseases like heart disease, asthma, cancer, and diabetes can run in families. …
Genetic Disorders
Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that causes a person's body to store too much of the mineral copper, leading to organ damage that may cause death.
… Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that causes a person's … can lead to organ damage that may cause death. … Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that affects about one in 30,000 people. Wilson disease causes a person's body to store too much of the …
Genetic Disorders
Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of metabolism where a type of fat (lipid) called glucocerebroside cannot be adequately degraded.
… Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of … glucocerebroside cannot be adequately degraded. … Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder of … normal part of the cell membrane. People who have Gaucher disease do not make enough glucocerbrosidase. This causes the …
Genetic Disorders
Parkinson's disease is a neurological condition that typically causes tremor and/or stiffness in movement
… Parkinson's disease is a neurological condition that typically causes tremor and/or stiffness in movement … Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological condition that typically … We found the gene that caused their inherited Parkinson's Disease and it coded for a protein called alpha-synuclein. If …
Genetic Disorders
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bowel, usually diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 - 30.
… Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bowel, … diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 - 30. … Crohn's disease, an idiopathic (of unknown cause), chronic … of bowel between inflamed areas). Complications of Crohn's disease include: blockage of the intestine; sores and ulcers …
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NHGRI researchers are studying the link between Parkinson's disease, and a rare disorder, Gaucher disease, by cross-breeding mice with the disease mutations.
… the puzzling link between a common disorder, Parkinson's disease, and a rare disorder, Gaucher disease, by cross-breeding mice to carry human mutations … and Metabolism . … A single mutation in the Gaucher disease gene, GBA1, is frequently found in patients who have …
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NIH researchers have identified and tested a molecule that shows promise as a possible treatment for Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease.
… shows promise as a possible treatment for the rare Gaucher disease and the more common Parkinson's disease. Ellen Sidransky, M.D., a senior investigator with … Neuroscience . … "Until now, drugs used to treat Gaucher disease have not been able to enter the brain and reach those …