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- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (National Library of Medicine)Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a group of genetic nerve disorders. It is named after the three doctors who first identified it. In the United States, CMT ...
- Autoimmune Diseases (National Library of Medicine)What are autoimmune diseases? Your immune system protects you from disease and infection by attacking germs that get into your body, such as viruses and ...
- Neuromuscular Disorders (National Library of Medicine)Neuromuscular disorders affect your neuromuscular system. They can cause problems with: The nerves that control your muscles Your muscles Communication between your ...
- Blood Disorders (National Library of Medicine)Your blood is living tissue made up of liquid and solids. The liquid part, called plasma, is made of water, salts and protein. Over half of your blood is ...
- Mitochondrial Diseases (National Library of Medicine)Metabolism is the process your body uses to make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive ...
- Colorectal Cancer (National Library of Medicine)... as familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or Lynch syndrome (hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer). Having chronic ulcerative colitis or Crohn disease for 8 years or more. Having three or ...
- Carbohydrate Metabolism Disorders (National Library of Medicine)Metabolism is the process your body uses to make energy from the food you eat. Food is made up of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Chemicals in your digestive ...
- Rickets (National Library of Medicine)Rickets causes soft, weak bones in children. It usually occurs when they do not get enough vitamin D, which helps growing bones absorb the minerals calcium and ...
- Muscle Disorders (National Library of Medicine)Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle ...
- Pancreatitis (National Library of Medicine)The pancreas is a large gland behind the stomach and close to the first part of the small intestine. It secretes digestive juices into the small intestine ...