17th October 2008
Microcephaly is a neurodevelopmental disorder. Microcephaly is a condition that is present at birth in which the baby's head is much smaller than normal for an infant of that age and gender. Microcephaly can be present at birth or it may develop in the fi...
17th October 2008
Merkel Cell Cancer also known as Merkel cell carcinoma. MCC sometimes referred to as a neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, arises from the uncontrolled growth of Merkel cells in the skin. Merkel cell carcinoma frequently appears as firm, painless, shiny...
17th October 2008
Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome (MSS) is a rare disorder that is genetic as an autosomal recessive genetic condition. The main accentuates of this disorder are a loss of muscle coordination as a effect of an affect on the cerebellum (cerebellar ataxia), cloudi...
17th October 2008
McCune-Albright syndrome is a inherited disease affecting the bones and pigmentation (color) of the skin. It also causes hormonal problems and early sexual development. McCune-Albright syndrome is reason by mutations in the GNAS1 gene. It is related with ...
17th October 2008
Malignant Hyperthermia is a genetic disorder of skeletal muscle, discriminated by a hypermetabolic state, triggered by all volatile anesthetics and suxamethonium. In people with the muscle abnormality, a gene mutation causes muscle cells to have an abnorm...
17th October 2008
Marshall-Smith syndrome is a childhood condition. Marshall-Smith syndrome is very rare in the general population. It shows to be present across the world, affecting males and females equally. Marshall-Smith Syndrome is characterized by unusual hastened sk...
17th October 2008
Mantle cell lymphoma is a rare form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It is a fast growing tumor that spreads fast to different organs of the body. Mantle cell lymphoma can arise at any age from the late 30s to old age, but is more common in the over 50s. Mantle c...
26th September 2008
LEOPARD syndrome is a rare inherited disorder characterized by abnormalities of the skin, the structure and function of the heart, the inner ear, the head and facial area, and/or the genitals. LEOPARD syndrome is nearly always due to mutations in the PTPN...
26th September 2008
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a sexually transmitted illness that primarily infects the lymphatics. Lymphogranuloma venereum is reason by serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis. The bacterium is spread through sexual contact. It is rare in industrialised c...
26th September 2008
Lymphomatoid papulosis (LyP) is a rare skin disorder. Lymphomatoid Papulosis is characterised by crops of self healing skin lesions that look cancerous under the microscope but are actually benign (non-malignant). Lesions contain unusual cells that are si...
26th September 2008
Liposarcoma also called is soft tissue sarcomas. Liposarcoma is malignant tumor that develops in fat cells in deep soft tissues such as those in the thighs or in the retroperitoneum. They are typically large, bulky tumors, which tend to have multiple smal...
26th September 2008
Lipodystrophy, also called fat redistribution, is a disorder in the way your body produces, employs, and stores fat. There are two different kinds of lipodystrophy. In fat wasting, also known as lipoatrophy, fat is lost from particular areas of the body, ...
26th September 2008
Lemierre's Syndrome also known as necrobacillosis or post-anginal sepsis. It is caused by the bacterium Fusobacterium necrophorum, and occasionally by other members of the genus fusobacterium. Fusobacterium necrophorum is the most common pathogen isolated...
26th September 2008
Laron syndrome type I (LTD1) a rare genetic disorder. Laron syndrome is caused by the body's inability to use the growth hormone (GH) that it produces. Laron Syndrome is an uncommon genetic disease that causes humans to be short. Laron syndrome type I (LT...
26th September 2008
Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive brain illness. In Lewy body dementia, abnormal round structures called Lewy bodies develop in regions of your brain involved in thinking and movement. Lewy bodies result in the death of nerve cells. Lewy bodies al...
