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Alpha-thalassemia myelodysplasia syndrome (often shortened to AT-MDS) is a rare blood disorder that happens in adults who already have a bone-marrow disease called myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)....
Alpha-thalassemia–intellectual disability syndrome linked to chromosome 16—often shortened to ATR-16—is a rare genetic condition caused by losing a piece from the very tip of the short...
Alpha-thalassemia–intellectual disability syndromes (ATR-X syndrome) is a rare genetic condition that mostly affects boys and men. It is caused by changes (mutations) in a gene named...
Alpha-thalassemia/mental retardation syndrome (ATR-X syndrome) is a rare, inherited condition that mainly affects boys. It causes intellectual disability, slow development, weak muscle tone (hypotonia), distinctive facial features,...
American mountain fever? is most commonly another name for Colorado tick fever? (CTF). It is a rare virus illness that people usually get after a bite...
Aminoacylase-1 deficiency is a very rare inherited metabolic condition. In this disorder, the body’s enzyme called aminoacylase-1 does not work well. This enzyme normally removes a...
Amoebiasis due to Entamoeba Histolytica is an infection? caused by a tiny parasite? called Entamoeba histolytica. The parasite? lives in the human gut and spreads through...
Amoebiasis due to free-living amoebae means infections in people caused by tiny single-celled organisms (amoebae) that normally live freely in the environment—especially water, soil, and dust....
Ancylostoma is a group of hookworms—parasitic roundworms—that includes Ancylostoma duodenale (a human hookworm), A. ceylanicum (now recognized as infecting humans in parts of Asia), and animal...
Ancylostoma infectious disease, commonly called hookworm infection?, happens when tiny parasitic worms reach the small intestine and drink blood from the gut wall. The worms start...
Anemia? is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin?. Hemoglobin is a main part of red blood cells...
Anemia? of chronic? disease (ACD) is a condition where your body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells due to chronic illnesses. It’s different from other...
