Marfan Syndrome
Marfan syndrome is a disorder associated with changes in genes and it affects the connective tissue of an individual’s body. The connective tissue is responsible for supporting and anchoring cells,…
Wolf Hirschhorn Syndrome
Also referred to as 4p-syndrome, Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome is a disorder that occurs due to gene anomalies. The disorder occurs when a section of chromosome 4 is erased out during cell…
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a rare disorder of the skin and mucus membranes- usually a reaction to a medication or infection. It is regarded as a kind of toxic epidermal necrolysis,…
Noonan Syndrome
Noonan syndrome is a disorder involving changes in genes that impair the normal development of the body parts. This disorder presents in different ways some of which include heart defects,…
Morquio Syndrome
Morquio syndrome is a rare hereditary birth defect that is estimated to occur in one of every 200,000 births. This disease is progressive, meaning the symptoms will worsen, as the…
Rett Syndrome
Rett Syndrome was originally termed as cerebroatrophic hyperammonemia. It is an uncommon hereditary postnatal neurological condition of the brain’s gray matter which almost entirely affects girls but exceptional cases have…
Klinefelter Syndrome
Klinefelter’s syndrome is a disorder that arises when an error occurs during cell division, leading to retention of two or more X chromosomes in newborn males. A person affected by…
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a congenital heart defect marked by severe underdevelopment of the left side of the heart. The condition is complex and rare in occurrence. In babies…
Mitochondrial Disease
Mitochondrial disease is a hereditary condition that occurs due to damage of mitochondria and its subsequent dysfunction. It is marked by problems of the muscle, cardiac, and brain systems; the…
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is a term that is used to describe a group of non-progressive disorders caused because of the damage to some specific areas of the brain. The defect hampers…