17th October 2008
Nail-patella syndrome (NPS) is a genetic disorder that is also known as Iliac Horn Syndrome. Nail-patella syndrome is a connective tissue that produces defects in the fingernails, knee caps, and kidneys. It is caused by mutations in a gene known as LIM Ho...
17th October 2008
Neuroblastoma is a cancer of the sympathetic nervous system. Neuroblastoma is one of the most common concrete tumours of early childhood usually found in babies or young children. It is rarely create in adult than ten years. The cells of this cancer commo...
17th October 2008
Nodular melanoma is the second most common type of melanoma. Nodular melanoma is known to present with bigger thickness than the other subtypes of melanoma. NM usually occurs on sun-exposed areas like the head, neck, trunk, arms and legs but can arise any...
17th October 2008
Mycoplasma pneumonia is an infection of the lungs caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae). Pneumonia is an inflammation of one or both lungs. Mycoplasmal pneumonia usually affects children and young adults. M. pneumoniae is a common cause of meek ...
17th October 2008
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes influence the thyroid and other endocrine glands that produce hormones in the body. Hormones are chemical messengers that travel through the bloodstream and regulate the role of cells and tissues throughout the...
17th October 2008
Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a inherited disorder that slowly weakens the body's muscles. It's caused by inaccurate or missing genetic information that prevents the body from making the proteins it needs to build and maintain healthy muscles. There are nine...
17th October 2008
Myopathy is a skeletal muscle disease or neuromuscular disorder. Myopathy can be obtained or inherited, and can arise at birth or later in life. Myopathies can cause from endocrine disorders, metabolic disorders, muscle infection or inflammation, drugs, a...
17th October 2008
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) refers to a heterogeneous group of closely linked clonal hematopoietic disorders. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of diseases that involve the bone marrow and blood. The bone marrow in myelodysplastic syndrome i...
17th October 2008
Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) is a form of child abuse in which a parent induces real or apparent symptoms of a disease in a child. The caregiver almost always is a mother, and the victim, her child. Because children are the victims, MSBP is conside...
17th October 2008
Moyamoya illness is a rare, advanced cerebrovascular disorder characterized by the narrowing or occlusion of main blood vessels leading into the brain, and the formation of abnormal blood vessels called moyamoya vessels. It can occur at any time, but is m...
17th October 2008
Mitral valve prolapse is also known as click-murmur syndrome. Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common heart disorder. Mitral valve prolapse is a common condition occurring in approximately 4 - 18% of the population. It comes when the valve between your he...
17th October 2008
Mitochondrial myopathies are a group of neuromuscular diseases. Mitochondrial diseases result from failures of the mitochondria, specialized compartments present in every cell of the body except red blood cells. The mitochondria alter the energy of food m...
17th October 2008
Methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), also called methylmalonic aciduria. Methylmalonic Aciduria is a disorder of amino acid metabolism, involving a defect in the conversion of methylmalonyl-coenzyme A (CoA) to succinyl-CoA. This condition occurs in an estimated ...
17th October 2008
Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is known as the leukodystrophies. Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a inherited disorder that affects nerves, muscles, and other organs. It slowly gets worse over time. Metachromatic leukodystrophy is reported to occ...
17th October 2008
Microtia is an abnormally small external ear (auricle). It can be unilateral (one side only) or bilateral (affecting both sides). Microtia is thought to be a “non-inducible” type of congenital malformation, which means that it is not typically the res...
