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Timothy syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterized by physical malformations as well as neurological and developmental defects including heart QT-prolongation heart arrhythmias structural heart defects syndactyly (webbing of […]

Hyperinsulinism refers to an above normal level of insulin in the blood of a person or animal. Normal insulin secretion and blood levels are closely related to the level of […]

Thyroid hormone resistance (sometimes Refetoff syndrome) describes a rare syndrome where the thyroid hormone levels are elevated but the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is not suppressed or not completely […]

Telogen effluvium is a scalp disorder characterized by the thinning or shedding of hair resulting from the early entry of hair in the telogen phase (the resting phase of the […]

A urea cycle disorder or urea cycle defect is a genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of one of the enzymes in the urea cycle which is responsible for removing […]

Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency also known as OTC deficiency is the most common urea cycle disorder in humans. Ornithine transcarbamylase the defective enzyme in this disorder is the final enzyme in […]

Adrenocortical carcinoma also adrenal cortical carcinoma (ACC) and adrenal cortex cancer is an aggressive cancer originating in the cortex (steroid hormone-producing tissue) of the adrenal gland. Adrenocortical carcinoma is a […]

Eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS) is an eating disorder that does not meet the criteria for anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Thus individuals who have clinically significant eating disorders […]

Not to be confused with Berger’s disease (IgA nephropathy)Thromboangiitis obliterans (also known as Buerger’s disease Buerger disease [English /bʌrɡər/; German /byrgər/] or presenile gangrene ) is a recurring progressive inflammation […]

Flat feet (also called pes planus or fallen arches) is a postural deformity in which the arch of the foot collapses with the entire sole of the foot coming into […]