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Results 1 - 10 of 24 for protein defect
  1. Congenital Heart Defects (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... foods. If you have PKU, eating a low-protein diet before getting pregnant can lower your baby's risk of having a congenital heart defect. Having rubella (German measles) during pregnancy. Your contact ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/congenitalheartdefects.html - Health Topics
  2. Pregnancy and Nutrition (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... high levels of vitamin A can cause birth defects. Only take vitamins and mineral supplements that your health care provider recommends. You also need more protein when you are pregnant. Healthy sources of protein ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pregnancyandnutrition.html - Health Topics
  3. Genetic Brain Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... brain disorders fail to produce enough of certain proteins that influence brain development and function. These brain disorders can cause serious problems that affect the nervous system. Some have treatments to control symptoms. Some are life-threatening.
    https://medlineplus.gov/geneticbraindisorders.html - Health Topics
  4. Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... gene, which carries instructions for making the AAT protein. These gene changes are inherited from your parents, ... gene changes can: Decrease the amount of AAT protein your liver makes. Prevent your liver from making ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/alpha1antitrypsindeficiency.html - Health Topics
  5. Genetic Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... child. They hold DNA, the instructions for making proteins. Proteins do most of the work in cells. They ... mutation changes the gene's instructions for making a protein, so the protein does not work properly or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/geneticdisorders.html - Health Topics
  6. Genetic Testing (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... that carry the information needed to make a protein Chromosomes, which are thread-like structures in your cells. They contain DNA and proteins. Proteins, which do most of the work in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetictesting.html - Health Topics
  7. Hemophilia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... joints, muscles, and organs. Your blood contains many proteins called clotting factors that can help form clots ... that provides instructions for making the clotting factor proteins. The change may mean that the clotting proteins ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hemophilia.html - Health Topics
  8. Liver Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. There are many kinds of liver diseases: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/liverdiseases.html - Health Topics
  9. Phenylketonuria (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... is an amino acid, a building block of proteins. It is in almost all foods. If your ... treatment for PKU is a diet of low-protein foods. There are special formulas for newborns. For ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/phenylketonuria.html - Health Topics
  10. Spinal Muscular Atrophy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... gene. This gene is responsible for making a protein that the motor neurons need to be healthy ... is missing or abnormal, there isn't enough protein for the motor neurons. This causes the motor ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/spinalmuscularatrophy.html - Health Topics
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