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The parents of an individual with an autosomal recessive disorder are both carriers of one copy of the altered gene. Carriers may have mild symptoms of trimethylaminuria or experience temporary episodes of fish-like body odor. [citation needed] Mutations in the FMO3 gene, which is found on the long arm of chromosome 1, cause trimethylaminuria.
[13] [14] Genetic deficiencies of the FMO3 enzyme cause primary trimethylaminuria, also known as "fish odor syndrome". [8] [15] FMO3 is also involved in the metabolism of many xenobiotics (i.e., exogenous compounds which are not normally present in the body), [9] [10] such as the oxidative deamination of amphetamine. [9] [16] [17]
No curative treatment against EV has been found yet. Several treatments have been suggested, and acitretin 0.5–1 mg/day for 6 months is the most effective treatment owing to antiproliferative and differentiation-inducing effects. Interferons can also be used effectively together with retinoids. [citation needed]
Pinta (also known as azul, carate, empeines, lota, mal del pinto, and tina) is a human skin disease caused by infection with the spirochete Treponema carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the bacterium that causes syphilis and bejel.
If the cancer recurs or spreads to other parts of the body, doctors also consider using chemotherapy. “The standard medical therapy is chemotherapy-based treatments,” he says.
Immunocompetent individuals do not normally show severe symptoms or any at all, while fatality or severe complications can result in immunocompromised individuals. [ 40 ] T. gondii has been shown to produce a protein called GRA28, released by the MYR1 secretory pathway, which interferes with gene expression in infected cells and results in ...
Treatment [ edit ] There is no restrictive treatment for Brunner syndrome, although a potential treatment can be established by checking the patient for signs and symptoms and analysing different catabolites in bodily fluids, that would be indicative of excess amount of monoamines in the body and mediating the symptoms by targeting therapy for ...
Nemaline myopathy (also called rod myopathy or nemaline rod myopathy) is a congenital, often hereditary neuromuscular disorder with many symptoms that can occur such as muscle weakness, hypoventilation, swallowing dysfunction, and impaired speech ability. The severity of these symptoms varies and can change throughout one's life to some extent.