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Results 1 - 10 of 95 for Fiber
  1. Congenital fiber-type disproportion 
    Congenital fiber-type disproportion is a condition that primarily affects skeletal muscles, which are muscles used for movement. People with this condition typically ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../congenital-fiber-type-disproportion - Genetics
  2. Small fiber neuropathy 
    Small fiber neuropathy is a condition characterized by severe pain attacks that typically begin in the feet or hands. As a person ages, the pain attacks can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/small-fiber-neuropathy - Genetics
  3. Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers 
    Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers (MERRF) is a disorder that affects many parts of the body, particularly the muscles and nervous system. In most cases, the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...myoclonic-epilepsy-with-ragged-red-fibers - Genetics
  4. Alexander disease 
    ... Myelin is the fatty covering that insulates nerve fibers and promotes the rapid transmission of nerve impulses. ... characterized by abnormal protein deposits known as Rosenthal fibers. These deposits are found in specialized cells called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alexander-disease - Genetics
  5. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum 
    ... of calcium and other minerals (mineralization) in elastic fibers. Elastic fibers are a component of connective tissue, which provides ... the body.In PXE, mineralization can affect elastic fibers in the skin, eyes, and blood vessels, and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/pseudoxanthoma-elasticum - Genetics
  6. Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type V 
    ... sensory neuropathy with selective loss of small myelinated fibers Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy, type 5 HSAN ... sensory neuropathy with selective loss of small myelinated fibers Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type 5 National ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...y-sensory-and-autonomic-neuropathy-type-v - Genetics
  7. Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes 
    Mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) is a condition that affects many of the body's systems, particularly the brain and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...-lactic-acidosis-and-stroke-like-episodes - Genetics
  8. Cutis laxa 
    ... involved in the formation and function of elastic fibers, which are slender bundles of proteins that provide ... flexibility to connective tissue throughout the body. Elastic fibers allow the skin to stretch, the lungs to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cutis-laxa - Genetics
  9. Tubular aggregate myopathy 
    ... are normally made up of two types of fibers, called type I and type II fibers, in approximately equal quantities. Type I fibers, also called slow twitch fibers, are used for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/tubular-aggregate-myopathy - Genetics
  10. Laing distal myopathy 
    ... cardiac) muscle and in type I skeletal muscle fibers. Type I fibers, which are also known as slow-twitch fibers, are one of two types of fibers that make up skeletal muscles. Type I fibers ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/laing-distal-myopathy - Genetics
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