Group of diseases

Articles

• ovarian cysts
  2 September 2003

  Benign Cystic Lesions of the Ovary, ovaraian benign cystic lesions
  Definition: An ovarian cyst is any collection of fluid, surrounded by a very thin wall, within an ovary.
  Most ovarian cysts are functional in nature and harmless (benign).
  In the US, ovarian cysts are found in nearly all premenopausal women, and in up to 14.8% of postmenopausal women.
  Images
  polycystic ovary
  https://twitter.com/RhondaYantiss/status/840977594338201600
  Types
  ovarian follicular cyst (ovarian (...)

• glycogen storage diseases
  28 January 2006

  glycogenosis, glycogenoses, GSDs

• muscular dystrophies
  23 September 2003

  muscular dystrophy

• autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes
  5 October 2004

  polyendocrinopathies, polyendocrinopathy, autoimmune polyglandular syndromes

• myotubular myopathies
  24 November 2003

  Types
  autosomal myotubular myopathies
  X-linked myotubular myopathy
  Etiology
  myotubularin (hMTM1) is mutated in X-linked myotubular myopathy (MIM.310400).
  References
  Laporte J, Blondeau F, Buj-Bello A, Mandel JL. The myotubularin family : from genetic disease to phosphoinositide metabolism. Trends Genet. 2001 Apr ;17(4):221-8. PMID : #11275328#

• Myopathies
  19 July 2003

  chronic myopathies, myopathy

• amniotic membrane fragility
  27 January 2005

  Etiology
  infectious chorioamnionitis
  heritable connective tissue diseases

• intermediate filament-related myopathies
  13 November 2003

  References
  Banwell BL. Intermediate filament-related myopathies. Pediatr Neurol. 2001 Apr;24(4):257-63. PMID: #11377099#

• genetic diseases
  19 July 2003

  Inherited human diseases, genetic disorders, hereditary disorders in humans

• autoimmune diseases
  3 July 2003

  auto-immune diseases; autoimmunity
  Definition: Immune reactions against self-antigens-autoimmunity-are an important cause of certain diseases in humans, estimated to affect at least 1% to 2% of the US population.
  A growing number of diseases have been attributed to autoimmunity, but in many the evidence is not firm. Autoantibodies can be found in the serum of apparently normal individuals, particularly in older age groups.
  Furthermore, innocuous autoantibodies are also formed after (...)

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