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Results 1 - 10 of 13 for Underlying cause of death
  1. Keratoderma with woolly hair 
    ... an abnormal heartbeat (arrhythmia), heart failure, and sudden ... on the underlying genetic cause. Type I, also known as Naxos disease, is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/keratoderma-with-woolly-hair - Genetics
  2. Brugada syndrome 
    ... infant death syndrome (SIDS), which is a major cause of death in babies younger than 1 year. SIDS is ... Southeast Asian populations, where it is a major cause of death. Researchers have determined that SUNDS and Brugada syndrome ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/brugada-syndrome - Genetics
  3. SCN5A gene 
    ... infant death syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is a major cause of death in babies younger than 1 year. It is ... increases the risk of cardiac arrest and sudden death. A small percentage of cases of acquired long QT syndrome occur in people who have an underlying change in the SCN5A gene. HH1 LQT3 Nav1. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/scn5a - Genetics
  4. KCNQ1 gene 
    ... acquired long QT syndrome.SIDS is a major cause of death in babies younger than one year. It is characterized by sudden and unexplained death, usually during sleep. Although the cause of SIDS is often unknown, researchers have identified ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/kcnq1 - Genetics
  5. KCNH2 gene 
    ... risk of an abnormal heart rhythm that can cause syncope or sudden death.At least eight mutations in the KCNH2 gene ... increases the risk of cardiac arrest and sudden death. A small percentage of cases of acquired long QT syndrome ... gene. ERG1 ether-a- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/kcnh2 - Genetics
  6. KCNJ2 gene 
    ... the risk of abnormal heart rhythm that can cause fainting or sudden death.At least two mutations in the KCNJ2 gene have been found to cause short QT syndrome in a small number of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/kcnj2 - Genetics
  7. Leigh syndrome 
    ... c oxidase or COX, is also a common cause of Leigh syndrome, underlying approximately 15 percent of cases. One of the ... especially sensitive to decreases in cellular energy. Cell death in the brain likely causes the characteristic lesions seen in Leigh syndrome, which ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/leigh-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Stargardt macular degeneration 
    ... surrounding cells of the retina, eventually causing cell death. Loss of cells in the retina causes the progressive vision loss that is characteristic of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/stargardt-macular-degeneration - Genetics
  9. Methylmalonic acidemia 
    ... excess acid in the blood (metabolic acidosis) that cause serious health complications. Without treatment, this disorder can lead to coma and death in some cases. Methylmalonic acidemia occurs in an ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/methylmalonic-acidemia - Genetics
  10. KCNE1 gene 
    ... increases the risk of cardiac arrest and sudden death. A small percentage of cases of acquired long QT syndrome occur in people who have an underlying mutation in the KCNE1 gene. delayed rectifier potassium ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/kcne1 - Genetics
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