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ABCC8-Related Congenital Hyperinsulinism
ABCC8-related congenital hyperinsulinism is a genetic condition where the pancreas makes too much insulin even when blood sugar is low. The extra insulin pushes sugar from...
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Rx Endocrinology, Enzymes and Hormonal Diseases (A – Z)
Hormones and enzymes are distinct biological substances with different functions: hormones are chemical messengers released by endocrine glands to regulate various bodily processes by traveling through the bloodstream, while enzymes are protein catalysts produced by glands to speed up specific chemical reactions, often working at their site of production or within a duct system. The term “endocrine enzymes” is a misnomer; enzymes are catalysts, and hormones are chemical messengers, although some endocrine glands, like the pancreas, also produce exocrine enzymes for digestion in addition to endocrine hormones like insulin and glucagon.
Hormones / enzymes / endocrine system
Sex hormone
Growth hormone
Thyroid hormones
Glucagon
Cortisol
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Insulin
Parathyroid hormone
Testosterone
Calcitonin
Triiodothyronine
Leptin
Somatostatin
Vasopressin
Aldosterone
Growth hormone–releasing hormone
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Cholecystokinin
Oxytocin
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Erythropoietin
Melatonin
Ghrelin
Estradiol
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Corticotropin-releasing hormone
Secretin
Pancreatic polypeptide
Thyroxine
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Diseases A-Z
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- ABCC8-Related Congenital Hyperinsulinism
- Acanthosis Nigricans
- Acral Acanthosis Nigricans
- Acral Acanthotic Anomaly
- Acral Dry Gangrene
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal Adenoma
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Adrenal Insufficiency – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
- Advanced Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder
- AIRE Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy
- Alopecia-nail dystrophy-ophthalmic complications-thyroid dysfunction syndrome
- Amyloid-Producing Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
- ANOTHER Syndrome
- APECED (Autoimmune-Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal-Dystrophy)
- Aromatase Excess Syndrome (AES)
- Arrhenoblastoma
- Aspartylglucosaminidase (AGA) Deficiency
- Aspartylglucosaminuria (AGU)
- Ataxia–Diabetes–Goiter–Gonadal Insufficiency Syndrome
- Athyreosis
- Athyroidal Hypothyroidism with Spiky Hair and Cleft Palate
- Autoimmune Addison’s Disease
- Autoimmune Polyendocrine (Polyglandular) Syndrome Type 2 (APS-2)
- Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 1 (APS-1)
- Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 3 (APS-3)
- Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED)
- Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy from AIRE Mutation
- Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Type 2 (APS-2)
- Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Type 3 (APS-3)
- Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2 (APS-2)
- Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 3 (APS-3)
- Autoimmune Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
- Autosomal Dominant Hyperinsulinism due to Kir6.2 (KCNJ11) Deficiency
- Autosomal Dominant Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency Type II (IGHD-II)
- Autosomal Dominant Isolated Somatotropin (Growth Hormone) Deficiency (IGHD Type II)
- Autosomal Dominant Pituitary Dwarfism due to Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency (IGHD, Type II)
- Autosomal Recessive Hyperinsulinism Due to Sulfonylurea Receptor-1 (SUR1) Deficiency
- Autosomal Recessive Hyperinsulinism Due to SUR1 (ABCC8) Deficiency
- Autosomal-Recessive Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia From Kir6.2 (KCNJ11) Deficiency
C
- Central Diabetes Insipidus
- Cerebellar ataxia with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
- Cerebellar Ataxia–Hypogonadism Syndrome
- Choreoathetosis and Congenital Hypothyroidism with Pulmonary Dysfunction
- Choreoathetosis with Congenital Hypothyroidism and Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NKX2-1)
- Chronic Upper Facial Erythematous Edema
- Classic Galactosemia
- Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency (CPHD)
- Complement Deficiency
- Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS)
- Congenital Central Hypothyroidism
- Congenital Estrogen Deficiency
- Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism (CHH)
- Cranial Diabetes Insipidus
- Cretinism
- Cushing’s Syndrome
D
E
- Endocrine Sipple Syndrome
- Endocrine Wagenmann-Froboese Syndrome
- Endocrinopathy
- Enteropathy-Respiratory Tract Infection Syndrome
- Estrogen Hormone – Types, Indications, Contraindications
- Estrogen Insensitivity Syndrome (EIS)
- Estrogen Pills – Uses, Indications, Contraindications
- Excess Ovarian Androgen Release Syndrome
- Excessive Serotonin Secretion
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G
H
- HAIR-AN Syndrome
- Heat Exhaustion
- Hereditary Prepubertal Gynecomastia
- Hormonal Tumor
- Hormone Secretion – Anatomy, Types, Functions
- Hormones – Types, Functions, Clinical Feature, Significance
- Hyaluronidase 2 Deficiency
- Hyperandrogenism–insulin resistance–acanthosis nigricans syndrome
- Hyperprolactinemic SAHA (Sudden and Acute Hyperprolactinemia with Associated Symptoms)
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypogenitalism
- Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypoparathyroidism–Addison Disease–Mucocutaneous Candidiasis Syndrome
- Hypothalamic-Pituitary Hypothyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Hypothyroidism and Cleft Palate Syndrome
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M
- Mechanisms of Hormone Action – All About You Can Know
- Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
- Morris Syndrome
- Mucosal Neuromata with Endocrine Tumors
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 3
- Multiple Mucosal Neuroma Syndrome
- Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiencies (MPHD)
- Myxedema
P
- Pancreas – Anatomy, Types, Structure, Functions
- Panhypopituitarism
- Persistent Adrenarche Syndrome
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pituitary Diabetes Insipidus
- Pituitary Macroadenoma
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Polyendocrinopathy
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
- Progressive Cerebellar Ataxia with Hypogonadism
- Pseudohypoaldosteronism (PHA)
- PTC Syndrome
S
T
- T-cell and B-cell Dysfunction
- Testicular Feminization Syndrome
- Thyroid Acropachy
- Thyroid Eye Disease
- Thyroid Hormone – Types, Functions, Clinical Significance
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Deficiency
- Thyrotropin Deficiency
- Transverse Tessier Number 7 Facial Cleft
- Types of Aldosteronism
- Types of Endocrinological Diseases and Disorders
- Types of Hyperparathyroidism
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