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…
Slipping Rib Syndrome
Slipping rib syndrome is a condition that causes the cartilage in your lower rib to slip causing pain in the upper abdomen and chest. There are many names for slipping…
Mermaid Syndrome
Mermaid syndrome is a very rare congenital development disorder that is characterized by anomalies affecting the lower spine and limbs. This disorder may also be referred in other names as…
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,…
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…
Guillain Barre Syndrome
Guillain Barre Syndrome is an autoimmune disease, wherein the body's immune system erroneously attacks the peripheral nervous system. There is a quick muscle weakness starting at the feet and legs and…
Turner Syndrome
Turner syndrome is a genetic disorder affecting females. The genes of the affected person are abnormal. In this one of the sex chromosomes i.e. X chromosome is either abnormal or…