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Channelopathies are a group of diseases caused by the dysfunction of ion channel subunits or their interacting proteins. These diseases can be inherited or acquired by other disorders, drugs, or toxins. Mutations in genes encoding ion channels, which impair channel function, are the most common cause of channelopathies. [1]
Heart disease and cardiovascular disease have almost the same meaning. It’s a catchall term for heart problems and problems with your blood vessels. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men ...
This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the body. Each disorder is listed with the primary organ or body part that it affects and the associated autoantibodies that are typically found in people diagnosed ...
List of notifiable diseases - diseases that should be reported to public health services, e.g., hospitals. Lists of plant diseases; List of pollution-related diseases; List of skin conditions; List of diseases by year of discovery; Disorders. List of communication disorders; List of genetic disorders; List of heart disorders; List of liver ...
Malakoplakia; Malaria; Male pseudohermaphroditism due to 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency; Male pseudohermaphroditism due to 5-alpha-reductase 2 deficiency
These disorders greatly increase the risk of developing multiple cancerous and noncancerous tumors in glands such as the parathyroid, pituitary, and pancreas. Multiple endocrine neoplasia occurs when tumors are found in at least two of the three main endocrine glands (parathyroid, pituitary, and pancreatico- duodenum ).
Rare diseases affect between 20 and 30 million Americans each year, and around 350 million people all over the world. Any disease that impacts 200,000 people or less in the U.S. is classified as a ...
An eponymous disease is a disease, disorder, condition, or syndrome named after a person, usually the physician or other health care professional who first identified the disease; less commonly, a patient who had the disease; rarely, a literary character who exhibited signs of the disease or an actor or subject of an allusion, as characteristics associated with them were suggestive of symptoms ...