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Smith–Magenis syndrome (SMS), also known as 17p-microdeletion syndrome, is a microdeletion syndrome characterized by an abnormality in the short (p) arm of chromosome 17. [1] It has features including intellectual disability , facial abnormalities, difficulty sleeping, and numerous behavioral problems such as self-harm.
20–60 years Distal muscles in hands, forearms and lower legs Progress is slow and not life-threatening. [17] Miyoshi myopathy, one of the distal muscular dystrophies, causes initial weakness in the calf muscles, and is caused by defects in the same gene responsible for one form of limb–girdle muscular dystrophy. [13]
The most common first sign of MSA is the appearance of an "akinetic-rigid syndrome" (i.e. slowness of initiation of movement resembling Parkinson's disease) found in 62% at first presentation. Other common signs at onset include problems with balance (cerebellar ataxia) found in 22% at first presentation, followed by genito-urinary symptoms (9% ...
In 2021, the age-adjusted mortality rate for Covid-19 was 131 deaths per 100,000 men compared with 82 deaths per 100,00 women — leading to a 0.33 year difference in life expectancy since 2019 ...
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a group of heritable diseases that cause degeneration of muscle and progressive weakness. Per the name, FSHD tends to sequentially weaken the muscles of the face, those that position the scapula, and those overlying the humerus bone of the upper arm.
The metabolic syndrome is the co-occurrence of metabolic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension). The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome increases with age reaching close to 50% of people over 60 years old in the USA. [40] as
Nearly 90% of adults over age 20 in the United States are at risk of developing heart disease, an alarming new study suggests.. While the unexpectedly high number doesn't mean that the majority of ...
CKM syndrome, a cluster of conditions that may lead to heart disease, may affect 90% of U.S. adults. Doctors explain cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.