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Results 1 - 10 of 18 for Thymus
  1. Myasthenia gravis 
    ... affected individuals have an abnormally large and overactive thymus, which is a gland located behind the breastbone ... an important role in the immune system. The thymus sometimes develops tumors (thymomas) that are usually noncancerous ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/myasthenia-gravis - Genetics
  2. Purine nucleoside phosphorylase deficiency 
    ... are produced in specialized lymphoid tissues, including the thymus and lymph nodes, and then released into the blood. The thymus is a gland located behind the breastbone; lymph ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...urine-nucleoside-phosphorylase-deficiency - Genetics
  3. PNP gene 
    ... are produced in specialized lymphoid tissues including the thymus and lymph nodes, and then released into the blood. The thymus is a gland located behind the breastbone; lymph ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/pnp - Genetics
  4. AIRE gene 
    ... regulator. This protein is active primarily in the thymus, which is an organ located behind the breastbone ... an important role in immune system function. The thymus prepares immune cells called T cells for their ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/aire - Genetics
  5. Branchio-oculo-facial syndrome 
    ... of individuals, tissue from a gland called the thymus is abnormally located on the skin of the neck (dermal thymus). Problems with branchial arch development underlie many of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/branchio-oculo-facial-syndrome - Genetics
  6. SPINK5 gene 
    ... is found in the skin and in the thymus, which is a gland located behind the breastbone ... hair growth, the development of lymphocytes in the thymus, and the control of peptidases that trigger immune ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/spink5 - Genetics
  7. Adenosine deaminase deficiency 
    ... are produced in specialized lymphoid tissues including the thymus, which is a gland located behind the breastbone, ... are toxic to lymphocytes.Immature lymphocytes in the thymus are particularly vulnerable to a toxic buildup of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/adenosine-deaminase-deficiency - Genetics
  8. Netherton syndrome 
    ... is found in the skin and in the thymus, which is a gland located behind the breastbone ... hair growth, the development of lymphocytes in the thymus, and the control of peptidases that trigger immune ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/netherton-syndrome - Genetics
  9. T-cell immunodeficiency, congenital alopecia, and nail dystrophy 
    ... a critical role in the formation of the thymus, which is a gland located behind the breastbone ... FOXN1 protein also prevents the formation of the thymus. When this gland is not present, the immune ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...cy-congenital-alopecia-and-nail-dystrophy - Genetics
  10. FOXN1 gene 
    ... a critical role in the formation of the thymus, which is a gland located behind the breastbone ... of FOXN1 protein prevents the formation of the thymus. When this gland is not present, the immune ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/foxn1 - Genetics
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