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	Cervical Dysplasia - womenshealthchannel
		Cervical dysplasia is a term used to describe the appearance of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix, the lowest part of the uterus.
		Left untreated, dysplasia sometimes progresses to an early form of cancer known as cervical carcinoma in situ, and eventually to invasive cervical cancer.
		Mild dysplasia is the most common form, and up to 70% of these cases regress on their own (i.e., the cervical tissue returns to normal without treatment).
	www.womenshealthchannel.com /cervicaldysplasia/index.shtml (0 words)

	H- Hip Dysplasia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dogs with hip dysplasia appear to be born with normal hips and then to develop the disease later.
		If clinical signs of hip dysplasia occur in young dogs, such as lameness, difficulty standing or walking after getting up, decreased activity or a bunny-hop gait, it is often possible to help them medically or surgically.
		Hip dysplasia may not ever be eliminated by programs designed to detect it early unless some effort is made to publish the results of diagnostic tests such as the OFA evaluation or PennHIP evaluations, openly.
	www.vetinfo.com /dencyclopedia/dehipdysp.html (1178 words)

	Arteriohepatic Dysplasia- Health Encyclopedia and Reference
		Arteriohepatic dysplasia is a genetic disorder that mimics other forms of prolonged liver disease in infants and young children.
		Children with arteriohepatic dysplasia usually have a liver disease characterized by a progressive loss of the bile ducts within the liver over the first year of life and narrowing of the bile ducts outside the liver.
		Treatment of arteriohepatic dysplasia is based on increasing the flow of bile from the liver, maintaining normal growth and development, and preventing or correcting any of the specific nutritional deficiencies that often develop.
	www.healthcentral.com /encyclopedia/408/766.html (913 words)

	Thanatophoric dysplasia - Genetics Home Reference
		Thanatophoric dysplasia is a severe skeletal disorder characterized by extremely short limbs and folds of extra (redundant) skin on the arms and legs.
		Type I thanatophoric dysplasia is distinguished by the presence of curved thigh bones and flattened bones of the spine (platyspondyly).
		Mutations in the FGFR3 gene cause thanatophoric dysplasia.
	ghr.nlm.nih.gov /condition=thanatophoricdysplasia (635 words)

	Canine Hip and Elbow Dysplasia Resources
		Canine Hip Dysplasia by Tom Phillips, DVM, MS, PhD focuses on the causes of CHD.
		Difficult to prevent and treat, canine hip dysplasia is among the most studied and the most frustrating diseases in veterinary medicine.
		Hip Dysplasia: Understanding the Condition and Its Treatment by Dr. Race Foster and Dr. Marty Smith includes detailed diagrams of the canine skeleton and affected joints.
	www.workingdogs.com /doc0090.htm (1337 words)

	Fibrous Dysplasia
		Fibrous dysplasia is a congenital, non-hereditary skeletal disorder that occurs with equal frequency in males and females.
		Fibrous dysplasia is characterized by fibrous stroma in which spicules of disconnected woven bone are seen, resembling letters of the alphabet.
		Clinical mimics of sarcomatous degeneration are the coexistence of a secondary aneurysmal bone cyst and cystic degeneration of fibrous dysplasia.
	www.med.harvard.edu /JPNM/TF99_00/April18/WriteUp.html (906 words)

	Cervical Dysplasia
		Dysplasia is/can be a precursor to cervical cancer.
		In all grades of dysplasia and carcinoma-in-situ all of the abnormalities are confined to the cells ABOVE the basement membrane of the cervix.
		Dysplasia is diagnosed with a Colposcope (an instrument used to show the cervix in a magnified) and Biopsies (small pieces of tissue that are put under the microscope).
	www.mjbovo.com /Women/Dysplasia.htm (1082 words)

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		In basic terms, hip dysplasia means "badly formed hip." In unaffected animals, the ball at the end of the leg bone fits smoothly into a pocket in the hip, just as pieces of a puzzle fit together.
		Dysplasia also may be aggravated by rough play, jumping, climbing stairs, sliding on slick floors, calcium supplementation (which can increase the rate of bone formation), or forced running for any distance, especially on hard surfaces.
		Dogs with hip dysplasia may be treated surgically or nonsurgically, depending on your veterinarian's recommendations and the severity of the problem.
	www.healthypet.com /library_view.aspx?ID=32&sid=1 (1036 words)

	Eye Vet - Zigler Veterinary Professional Corporation
		Mild dysplasia manifests as folds in the inner retinal layer.
		However, large areas of dysplasia (geographic dysplasia) may lead to large deficits in the visual field and dogs with retinal detachments are completely blind.
		Since retinal dysplasia is common in these breeds and dogs and bitches with retinal folds can have puppies with blindness and/or skeletal problems the gene should not be perpetuated.
	www.eyevet.info /ret_dysplasia.html (601 words)

	Canine Hip Dysplasia
		Canine hip dysplasia is characterized by varying degrees of hip joint laxity (looseness), subluxation (partial dislocation), and ultimately, severe arthritic change.
		Hip dysplasia is an inherited, developmental disease with a polygenic mode of inheritance.
		This indicates that the genes tending to induce hip dysplasia are widespread in certain breeds and that radiographs showing normal hips, although highly desirable, are no guarantee of normal hips in offspring.
	www.petsurgery.com /caninehipdysplasia.html (1424 words)

	Nemours.org - Nemours.org - Skeletal Dysplasia - Diastrophic Dysplasia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although diastrophic dysplasia occurs in most countries, the highest prevalence is found in Finland (1 in 30,000) where the carrier rate in the population is 1 – 2%.
		Diastrophic dysplasia is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, with very wide variability of phenotype expression.
		Diastrophic dysplasia is caused by a mutation in the gene coding for a unique sulfate transporter protein that is essential for normal cartilage function.
	www.nemours.org /internet?url=no/dysplasia/diastrophic.html (1120 words)

	Nemours.org - Nemours.org - Skeletal Dysplasia - Kniest Dysplasia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kniest dysplasia is a rare form of cartilage dysplasia, however the exact incidence is not yet none.
		Kniest dysplasia is a rare, severe form of cartilage dysplasia that causes short-stature, spine deformities, near-sightedness, and large, stiff joints.
		Kniest dysplasia is characterized by early onset arthritis in multiple joints that significantly interferes with function.
	www.nemours.org /internet?url=no/dysplasia/kniest.html (698 words)

	Bonetumor.org - The Web's Most Comprehensive Bone Tumor Resource
		Fibrous dysplasia is an uncommon, benign disorder characterized by a tumor-like proliferation of fibro-osseous tissue.
		Fibrous dysplasia can present as an autosomal dominant disorder affecting the mandible and maxilla bones in children in their teenage years.
		Fibrous dysplasia can occur anywhere but is usually found in the proximal femur, tibia, humeruss, ribs, and craniofacial bones in decreasing order of incidence.
	www.bonetumor.org /tumors/pages/page52.html (1046 words)

	What is dysplasia? - barrettsinfo.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dysplasia, or dysplastic changes, are atypical changes in the nuclei of cells (the inside of the cell that contains DNA), the cytoplasm (the portion of the cell surrounding the nuclei), or in the growth pattern of cells.
		One of these differences may be that patients who enter a study with a diagnosis of high-grade dysplasia may be further along in their time course to the development of cancer and therefore may develop cancer sooner than patients who developed high-grade dysplasia later during a study.
		Although it is well accepted that readings of high-grade dysplasia does identify a group of patients with Barrett's esophagus who are at increased risk for cancer, readings of low-grade dysplasia have been much less useful in the prediction of who will develop cancer.
	www.barrettsinfo.com /content/3c_what_is_dysplasia.htm (1451 words)

	Orthoseek \| Orthopedic Topics \| Hip Dysplasia
		Hip Dysplasia is a comprehensive term that has been used to include a spectrum of related developmental hip problems in infants and children, often present at birth.
		Developmental dysplasia (or dislocation) of the hip - a more recent term, to reflect the fact that there are cases that have apparently normal hips at birth, but develop the problem in the first year of life
		For the child discovered to have hip dysplasia within the first 6 weeks of life, treatment in a Pavlik harness is successful in more than 90% of cases.
	www.orthoseek.com /articles/hipdys.html (1321 words)

	Women's Health Advisor 2005.4: Cervical Dysplasia
		Cervical dysplasia is an abnormal growth of cells on the cervix.
		Dysplasia is not cancer, but it can become cancer of the cervix if it is not treated.
		It is very important to have dysplasia treated to help stop it from becoming cervical cancer.
	www.med.umich.edu /1libr/wha/wha_cervdys_crs.htm (776 words)

	Topics of Interest > Hip Dysplasia
		Hip Dysplasia is a hereditary disease that affects the hip joints of dogs.
		Hip dysplasia is characterized by a looseness in the hip joint that causes abnormal wear and tear on the femoral head (the ball part of this ball and socket joint) and the acetabulum (the socket).
		Dogs predisposed to hip dysplasia, unlike children, are born with normal hip joints.
	www.southpaws.com /topics/hip-dysplasia.htm (709 words)

	eMedicine - Diastrophic Dysplasia : Article by Shital Parikh, MBBS, MS
		In diastrophic dysplasia, the extremity involvement is rhizomelic (in 40% of cases) or mesomelic (in 29% of cases) (see Image 1).
		Diastrophic dysplasia is an autosomal recessive disorder and occurs with equal frequency in males and females.
		Neonates with diastrophic dysplasia may be thought to have atypical achondroplasia at birth, but the diagnosis is relatively easy to establish in the older child or adult because of the unique combination of deformities.
	www.emedicine.com /orthoped/topic632.htm (5292 words)

	Cervical Dysplasia
		Cervical dysplasia is a condition characterized by the presence of abnormal cells in the cervix, indicating either precancerous or cancerous cells.
		Medications are not used to treat cervical dysplasia, and few complementary or alternative therapies have been evaluated for their effectiveness in treating the condition.
		Cervical cancer, a major complication of cervical dysplasia, is the leading cause of death in many developing and poorer countries and accounts for 4,800 deaths in the United States every year.
	www.umm.edu /altmed/ConsConditions/CervicalDysplasiacc.html (2506 words)

	Canine Hip Dysplasia
		Canine, or dog hip dysplasia is the most common cause of hip arthritis throughout the world.
		Canine Hip Dysplasia is a problem for dogs and their owners because it causes severe pain and immobility.
		In Labrador retrievers, the incidence decreased from 30% to 10%.
	pethealth101.com /arthritis_and_joint/canine_hip_dysplasia.shtml (0 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Cervical dysplasia
		Cervical dysplasia is the abnormal growth of cells on the surface of the cervix. Although this is not cancer, this is considered a pre-cancerous condition.
		Colposcopy-directed biopsy to confirm dysplasia and the extent of cervical involvement.
		Mild dysplasia, which may go away on its own, usually involves careful observation with repeat Pap smears every 3 to 6 months. Other forms may require methods to destroy the abnormal tissue, including electrocauterization, cryosurgery, laser vaporization, or surgical removal.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/001491.htm (623 words)

	What is Hip Dysplasia
		Hip dysplasia is an abnormal development and growth of the hip joint.
		Hip dysplasia occurs primarily in dogs that have a mature body weight of over 30 pounds.
		Hips should be evaluated at this time for the presence of hip dysplasia using standard radiographic views as well as compression/distraction positioning techniques.
	www.gcvs.com /surgery/hip_dysplasia.htm (429 words)

	GMHC: Cervical Dysplasia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cervical dysplasia is the name for abnormal development of the cells that grow on the cervix.
		Cervical dysplasia is diagnosed with a Pap smear.
		Instead of eliminating dysplasia, it may have to be kept under control.
	www.gmhc.org /health/treatment/factsheets/cervical_dysplasia.html (829 words)

	Cervical Dysplasia
		Cervical dysplasia is an abnormal growth of cells on the surface of the cervix.
		Cervical dysplasia occurs in sexually active women, but is more common in those who had sexual intercourse before the age of 18 or those with multiple sex partners.
		Cervical dysplasia is classified as mild, moderate, or severe, depending upon the number of growths on the cervix.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /healthinfo/c/cervicaldysplasia.htm (609 words)

	Hip Dysplasia in Dogs: Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention
		Diagnosis of hip dysplasia in dogs that are showing clinical signs of arthritis and pain is usually made through the combination of a physical exam and radiographs (x-rays).
		Since the accuracy of radiological diagnosis of hip dysplasia using the OFA technique increases after 24 months of age, the OFA requires that the dog be at least two years of age at the time the radiographs are taken.
		Because hip dysplasia (and other types of dysplasias) are primarily inherited conditions, there are no products on the market that prevent their development.
	www.peteducation.com /article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1569&articleid=444 (5487 words)

	Cervical dysplasia (CIN), abnormal pap test: what does an abnormal Pap smear mean?
		In dysplasia and carcinoma-in-situ all of the abnormalities are confined to the surface lining (or "skin") of the cervix.
		It is important to realize that the different grades of cervical dysplasia are not a stepwise progression but rather represent a description ranging from a slight irregularity in the cells to a full thickness abnormality.
		Statistically, mild dysplasia is more likely to go away without any treatment that severe dysplasia, which has a higher probability of becoming invasive cancer over time if not treated.
	www.gynalternatives.com /cervical.htm (0 words)

	Hip Dysplasia In Dogs, X-rays and Description at ThePetCenter.com
		Because Hip Dysplasia in dogs is a complex topic, it requires extensive consideration in order to have a good understanding of its nature.
		The effect of the developing dog's environment does play a role in the clinical (observable) signs of dysplasia, although just like the genetic component the effects of environment are variable and not completely understood.
		Whether this is a contributing factor or a result of hip dysplasia remains to be proven.
	www.thepetcenter.com /xra/hd.html (0 words)

	Spondyloperipheral dysplasia - Genetics Home Reference
		Spondyloperipheral dysplasia is a disorder of bone growth.
		Mutations in the COL2A1 gene cause spondyloperipheral dysplasia.
		Spondyloperipheral dysplasia is one of a spectrum of skeletal disorders caused by mutations in the COL2A1 gene.
	ghr.nlm.nih.gov /condition=spondyloperipheraldysplasia (559 words)

	Hip Dysplasia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hip Dysplasia is a common condition of large breed dogs and many dog owners have heard of it but the fact is that anyone owning a large breed dog or considering a large breed dog as a pet should be become very familiar with this condition.
		Hip dysplasia occurs during the growing phase of a puppy, usually a large breed puppy, and essentially refers to a poor fit of “ball and socket” nature of the hip.
		To find out for sure about dysplasia, radiographs are necessary and this generally involves some sort of sedation to minimized the patient’s discomfort as their hips are properly positioned for the picture.
	www.marvistavet.com /html/body_hip_dysplasia.html (2446 words)

	Are You at Risk for Cervical Cancer? Cervical Dysplasia Symptoms and Treatment
		Cervical dysplasia is a condition that occurs in thousands of women every year, and, if left untreated, can lead to life threatening cervical cancer.
		Cervical dysplasia is the name given to the appearance of abnormal cells on the lining of the cervix.
		In this type of dysplasia, the entire surface of the cervix is abnormal.
	www.epigee.org /health/cervical_dysplasia.html (917 words)

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