Illness Database
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Form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.
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Chromosomal disorder that causes a wide range of physical defects along with mental disabilities. Also known as Monosomy 9P.
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Form of motor neuron disease, also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, caused by the degeneration of neurons located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their afferent input.
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Neuro-genetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental delay, sleep disturbance, seizures, jerky movements (especially hand-flapping), frequent laughter or smiling, and usually a happy demeanor.
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Type of valvular heart disease characterized by an abnormal narrowing of the aortic valve opening.
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Rare congenital disorder that is characterized by multiple joint contractures and can include muscle weakness and fibrosis.
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Common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm.
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Rare, fatal autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder that begins in childhood.
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Congenital or acquired disease of the liver and one of the principle forms of chronic rejection of a transplanted liver allograft.
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Rare birth defect in which the bladder exists outside of the body.
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Deterioration of the function of the myocardium (i.e., the actual heart muscle) for any reason.
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Autoimmune disorder of the small intestine that occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy onward.
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Group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement.
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Inherited disorder of nerves characterized by loss of muscle tissue and touch sensation, predominantly in the feet and legs but also in the hands and arms in the advanced stages of disease.
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Malformation of the brain consisting of a downward displacement of the cerebellar tonsils through the opening at the base of the skull. Effects vary.
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Result of the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the coronary arteries that supply the myocardium (the muscle of the heart) with oxygen and nutrients.
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Genetic condition characterized by a high-pitched cry and mental disability.
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Inflammatory disease of the intestines that primarily affects the lining of the digestive tract, often causes chronic abdominal pain.
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Common recessive genetic disease which affects the entire body, causing progressive disability and often early death.
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Congenital brain malformation involving the cerebellum and the fluid filled spaces around it.
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Recessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy, which results in muscle degeneration, difficulty walking, breathing, and death.
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Group of inherited disorders that affects the connective tissues and can limit mobility and physical activity.
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Common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures.
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Rare malignant round-cell tumor. Cancer cells are found in the bone or in soft tissue.
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Migraine in which the sufferer has trouble moving half of their body (or sometimes just a body part).
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Contagious condition that causes a red rash on the cheeks, arms and legs It is not life-threatening and it usually affects children, but can be contracted by anyone.
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Inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system, resulting in symptoms ranging from gait disturbance to speech problems; it can also lead to heart disease and diabetes.
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Any type of illness that hinders the heart's ability to function properly.
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Congenital condition affecting the large intestine that causes chronic obstruction of the bowels.
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Condition which progressively reduces the effectiveness of the immune system and leaves individuals susceptible to opportunistic infections and tumors.
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Type of cancer affecting the lymphatic system, usually found in the lymph nodes.
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Cephalic disorder in which the prosencephalon (the forebrain of the embryo) fails to develop into two hemispheres.
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Very rare metabolic disease in which the sufferer’s body cannot break down complex sugar molecules called glycosaminoglycans.
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Rare congenital heart defect in which the left side of the heart is severely underdeveloped.
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Rare genetic disease that causes delayed motor development, spasticity and a build-up in uric acid.
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Chronic inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s own organs and tissues.
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Genetic disorder of the connective tissue. People with Marfan's tend to be unusually tall, with long limbs and long, thin fingers.
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Rare cerebrovascular ailment distinguished by a continuous narrowing of the blood vessels at the base of the brain.
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Group of hereditary muscle diseases that weakens the muscles that move the human body.
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Benign but locally aggressive vascular tumor that grows in the back of the nasal cavity.
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Aggressive cancerous neoplasm. Most common histological form of primary bone cancer.
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Congenital malformation of the pulmonary valve in which the valve orifice fails to develop, obstructing the outflow of blood from the heart to the lungs.
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Valvular heart disease in which outflow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart is obstructed at the level of the pulmonic valve, resulting in the reduction of flow of blood to the lungs.
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Neurodevelopmental disorder of the grey matter of the brain that affects females more commonly than males.
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Autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder with incomplete dominance, characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape.
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Developmental congenital disorder caused by the incomplete closing of the embryonic neural tube.
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Neuromuscular disease characterized by degeneration of motor neurons, resulting in progressive muscular atrophy (wasting away) and weakness.
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Genetic condition that causes mental disability, multisystemic organ defects and various birth defects.
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Cancer of the kidneys that typically occurs in children, rarely in adults.