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- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia - Symptoms and causes
Overview Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (tuh-lan-jee-uk-TAY-zhuh) is a condition that's passed through families, called inherited It causes atypical links between arteries and veins called arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) The most common sites AVMs affect are the skin, nose, digestive system, lungs, brain and liver
- Understanding Parsonage-Turner syndrome and hereditary brachial plexus . . .
The article provides updated information about PTS and its genetic counterpart, hereditary brachial plexus neuropathy (HBPN) Although the cause or trigger for these attacks is still unclear, some associations, including prior viral infection, surgeries, trauma, vaccination and childbirth, have been identified
- Genetic testing - Mayo Clinic
Carrier testing You might choose to have genetic testing before having children if there is a history of an inherited condition or if you want to know your risk of certain hereditary diseases This testing can show if you carry certain gene changes and could pass on a condition to your children
- Lynch syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Lynch syndrome used to be called hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) HNPCC was a term used to describe the condition in families with a strong history of colon cancer, with or without colon polyps Colon polyps are growths of extra tissue lining the colon Early research divided HNPCC into two types: Type 1, involving colon
- Alzheimers genes: Are you at risk? - Mayo Clinic
Researchers have found several genes that are linked to Alzheimer's disease Some genes, called risk genes, increase the likelihood of getting the disease Others, called deterministic genes, cause the disease Deterministic genes are rare Genes are only part of what's involved in getting Alzheimer's disease
- Amyloidosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Hereditary ATTR amyloidosis, also called familial transthyretin amyloidosis This inherited condition often affects the nerves, heart and kidneys It most commonly happens with changes to the TTR protein made by your liver This altered protein is passed down through families Other hereditary forms of amyloidosis
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Charcot (shahr-KOH)-Marie-Tooth disease is a group of inherited conditions that cause nerve damage Inherited conditions pass down through families This damage mainly is in the nerves of the arms and legs, called the peripheral nerves Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease also is called hereditary motor and
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Symptoms and causes
Overview Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a-my-o-TROE-fik LAT-ur-ul skluh-ROE-sis) is a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord Also known as ALS, the disease leads to muscle weakness and gets worse over time ALS often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing, or slurred speech Eventually ALS affects the muscles needed
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