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	Marfan Syndrome
		The Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder.
		In the Marfan syndrome, the chemical makeup of the connective tissue isn't normal.
		In the Marfan syndrome, the walls of the major arteries are weakened.
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=4672 (585 words)

	Wired 9.12: The Geek Syndrome
		Autism - and its milder cousin Asperger's syndrome - is surging among the children of Silicon Valley.
		Kathryn Stewart, director of the Orion Academy, a high school for high-functioning kids in Moraga, California, calls Asperger's syndrome "the engineers' disorder." Bill Gates is regularly diagnosed in the press: His single-minded focus on technical minutiae, rocking motions, and flat tone of voice are all suggestive of an adult with some trace of the disorder.
		They were the strange uncle who droned on in a tuneless voice, tending his private logs of baseball statistics or military arcana; the cousin who never married, celibate by choice, fussy about the arrangement of her things, who spoke in a lexicon mined reading dictionaries cover to cover.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/9.12/aspergers_pr.html (5502 words)

	Syndrome definition - Allergies: Allergy Symptoms, Treatment, and Medications on MedicineNet.com
		Syndrome: A set of signs and symptoms that tend to occur together and which reflect the presence of a particular disease or an increased chance of developing a particular disease.
		Tourette Syndrome - Tourette syndrome is a tic disorder characterized by the presence of chronic vocal and motor tics.
		A person with Marfan syndrome may exhibit the following symptoms and characteristics: dislocation of one or both lenses of the eye; a protruding or indented breastbone; scoliosis; flat feet; aortic dilatation; dural ectasia; stretch marks; hernia; and lung collapse.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5613 (328 words)

	Metabolic Syndrome
		People with the metabolic syndrome are at increased risk of coronary heart disease and other diseases related to plaque buildups in artery walls (e.g., stroke and peripheral vascular disease) and type 2 diabetes.
		The dominant underlying risk factors for this syndrome appear to be abdominal obesity and insulin resistance.
		The primary goal of clinical management of the metabolic syndrome is to reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
	www.americanheart.org /presenter.jhtml?identifier=4756 (632 words)

	Disability Info: Down Syndrome (FS4)
		Individuals with Down syndrome are usually smaller than their non-disabled peers, and their physical as well as intellectual development is slower.
		Shortly after a diagnoses of Down syndrome is confirmed, parents should be encouraged to enroll their child in an infant development/early intervention program.
		Because of the range of ability in children with Down syndrome it is important for families and all members of the school's education team to place few limitations on potential capabilities.
	www.nichcy.org /pubs/factshe/fs4txt.htm (943 words)

	Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
		Although painful sensations may indicate other conditions, carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common and widely known of the entrapment neuropathies in which the body's peripheral nerves are compressed or traumatized.
		Carpal tunnel syndrome is often the result of a combination of factors that increase pressure on the median nerve and tendons in the carpal tunnel, rather than a problem with the nerve itself.
		The risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome is not confined to people in a single industry or job, but is especially common in those performing assembly line work - manufacturing, sewing, finishing, cleaning, and meat, poultry, or fish packing.
	www.ninds.nih.gov /disorders/carpal_tunnel/detail_carpal_tunnel.htm (2094 words)

	Reye Syndrome
		The syndrome had been reported as early as 1929 but now was identified and characterized as a distinct entity.
		This could be an upper respiratory tract infection, diarrhea of infectious origin, or chickenpox (Reye syndrome symptoms usually appear 3 to 5 days after the onset of the chickenpox rash).
		The viral illnesses that lead to Reye syndrome are contagious; the syndrome itself is noncontagious.
	kidshealth.org /parent/infections/bacterial_viral/reye.html (815 words)

	Cushing's Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol.
		This rare syndrome of cortisol resistance is a genetic condition that causes hypertension and chronic androgen excess.
		To cure the overproduction of cortisol caused by ectopic ACTH syndrome, it is necessary to eliminate all of the cancerous tissue that is secreting ACTH.
	endocrine.niddk.nih.gov /pubs/cushings/cushings.htm (2803 words)

	Facts About Down Syndrome
		The likelihood of Down syndrome continues to increase as a woman ages, so that by age 42, the chance is 1 in 60 that a pregnant woman will have a baby with Down syndrome, and by age 49, the chance is 1 in 12.
		Recent studies indicate that 66 to 89% of children with Down syndrome have a hearing loss of greater than 15 to 20 decibels in at least one ear, due to the fact that the external ear and the bones of the middle and inner ear may develop differently in children with Down syndrome.
		Researchers have identified the genes that cause the characteristics of Down syndrome and are working to further develop mouse models, at varying stages of development, in order to enhance their basic understanding of Down syndrome and facilitate the development of effective interventions and treatment strategies.
	www.nichd.nih.gov /publications/pubs/downsyndrome.cfm (3817 words)

	Turner Syndrome Society - FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The syndrome is named after Dr. Henry Turner, who was among the first to describe its features in the 1930's.
		Turner syndrome is caused by the complete or partial absence of one of the two X chromosomes normally found in women.
		Individuals with Turner syndrome are also prone to cardiovascular problems, kidney and thyroid problems, skeletal disorders such as scoliosis (curvature of the spine) or dislocated hips, and hearing and ear disturbances.
	www.turner-syndrome-us.org /resource/faq.html (632 words)

	Stickler syndrome - Genetics Home Reference
		Stickler syndrome affects an estimated 1 in 7,500 to 9,000 newborns.
		Mutations in the COL11A1, COL11A2, and COL2A1 genes cause Stickler syndrome.
		Stickler syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, which means one copy of the altered gene in each cell is sufficient to cause the disorder.
	ghr.nlm.nih.gov /condition=sticklersyndrome (934 words)

	Usher Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Usher syndrome is an inherited disorder that is characterized by moderate to profound hearing impairment, which is present at birth or shortly thereafter, and progressive vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a degeneration of the retina.
		Researchers believe that the hearing loss in Usher syndrome is due to a problem with the sensory (nerve) cells in the cochlea, a structure within the inner ear that is necessary for transmission of sound to the brain.
		Usher syndrome is passed to succeeding family generations through the autosomal recessive inheritance pattern.
	www.blindness.org /usher-syndrome.asp (456 words)

	eMedicine - Munchausen Syndrome : Article by William Ernoehazy, Jr, MD, FACEP (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The typical presentation of Munchausen syndrome is characterized by a restless journey from physician to physician and hospital to hospital, and an ever-changing list of complaints and symptoms, often buttressed by an alarming variety of self-intoxications and self-injuries designed to better portray the illness that the patient asserts he or she has.
		Cardiac presentations of Munchausen syndrome are common enough to have allowed cardiologists to identify cardiac Munchausen syndrome—sometimes referred to as cardiopathia fantastica—as a distinct subset of the Munchausen spectrum.
		Patients with Munchausen syndrome may even present in self-help groups; reports are now surfacing of such patients using Internet-based patient support groups to fulfill their need to "be sick." Physicians who assist such groups may run across such cases, or their colleagues may ask about such things, having become frustrated when dealing with such people.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic322.htm (2132 words)

	Asperger Syndrome: What Is It?
		Asperger Syndrome or (Asperger's Disorder) is a neurobiological disorder named for a Viennese physician, Hans Asperger, who in 1944 published a paper which described a pattern of behaviors in several young boys who had normal intelligence and language development, but who also exhibited autistic-like behaviors and marked deficiencies in social and communication skills.
		Asperger's Syndrome is a term used when a child or adult has some features of autism but may not have the full blown clinical picture.
		There is a general impression that Asperger's syndrome carries with it superior intelligence and a tendency to become very interested in and preoccupied with a particular subject.
	www.udel.edu /bkirby/asperger/aswhatisit.html (1312 words)

	Your Guide to Munchausen Syndrome
		Munchausen syndrome is a factitious disorder, a mental illness in which a person repeatedly acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick.
		Munchausen syndrome is considered a mental illness because it is associated with severe emotional difficulties.
		Although a person with Munchausen syndrome actively seeks treatment for the various disorders he or she invents, the person often is unwilling to admit to and seek treatment for the syndrome itself.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/60/67152.htm (960 words)

	Down Syndrome
		Kids with Down syndrome are more likely to get infections that affect their lungs and breathing.
		In addition to the eyes and face, they may have small or misshapen ears, a large space between the big toe and the second toe, and a crease that goes across the palms of their hands.
		Someone with Down syndrome has a good chance of living to be 50 years old or more.
	www.kidshealth.org /kid/health_problems/birth_defect/down_syndrome.html (903 words)

	Noonan syndrome - Genetics Home Reference
		Noonan syndrome is a developmental disorder characterized by unusual facial characteristics, short stature, heart defects, bleeding problems, and skeletal malformations.
		The majority of children diagnosed with Noonan syndrome have normal intelligence, but a small percentage have special educational needs, and some affected individuals are mildly mentally retarded.
		Mutations in the KRAS and PTPN11 genes cause Noonan syndrome.
	ghr.nlm.nih.gov /condition=noonansyndrome (712 words)

	DiGeorge syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: )
		DiGeorge syndrome (also called 22q11 deletion syndrome, congenital thymic hypoplasia, or third and fourth pharyngeal pouch syndrome) is a birth defect that is caused by an abnormality in chromosome 22 and affects the baby's immune system.
		DiGeorge syndrome is sometimes described as one of the "CATCH 22" disorders, so named because of their characteristics-cardiac defects, abnormal facial features, thymus underdevelopment, cleft palate, and hypocalcemia-caused by a deletion of several genes in chromosome 22.
		DiGeorge syndrome is caused either by inheritance of a defective chromosome 22 or by a new defect in chromosome 22 in the fetus.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/digeorge_syndrome.jsp (1352 words)

	The Williams Syndrome Association
		Williams Syndrome is featured in the Law & Order SVU episode titled Savant.
		Information specific to education and individuals with Williams syndrome.
		Medical and health information specific to individuals with Williams syndrome.
	www.williams-syndrome.org (194 words)

	Down Syndrome
		But, most babies with Down syndrome are born to women under age 35 because more younger women have babies.
		Testing the baby before it is born to see if he or she is likely to have Down syndrome allows parents and families to prepare for the baby’s special needs.
		Parents who have already have a baby with Down syndrome or who have abnormalities in their own chromosome 21 are also at higher risk for having a baby with Down Syndrome.
	www.nichd.nih.gov /health/topics/Down_Syndrome.cfm (541 words)

	Down syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The actual IQ range of Down syndrome children is quite varied, but the majority of such children are in what is sometimes known as the trainable range.
		The prognosis in Down syndrome is quite variable, depending on the types of complications (heart defects, susceptibility to infections, development of leukemia) of each individual baby.
		However, when the baby with Down syndrome has the type that results from a translocation, it is possible that one of the two parents is a carrier of that defect.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/down_syndrome.jsp (2876 words)

	eMedicine - Klinefelter Syndrome : Article by Harold Chen, MD, MS, FAAP, FACMG
		The syndrome is characterized by hypogonadism (small testes, azoospermia/oligospermia), gynecomastia at late puberty, psychosocial problems, hyalinization and fibrosis of the seminiferous tubules, and elevated urinary gonadotropins.
		Klinefelter syndrome is a form of primary testicular failure, with elevated gonadotropin levels arising from lack of feedback inhibition by the pituitary gland.
		Klinefelter syndrome is caused by the presence of an additional X chromosome in a male.
	www.emedicine.com /PED/topic1252.htm (2957 words)

	Sjögren's Syndrome — From the Cleveland Clinic
		The exact cause for the abnormal immune response in Sjögren's syndrome is unknown.
		Sjogren's syndrome occurs in two basic forms: primary Sjögren's syndrome - the disease by itself and not associated with any other illness; and secondary Sjögren's syndrome - disease that develops in the presence of another autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or vasculitis.
		Secondary Sjögren's syndrome is generally diagnosed when someone with an established autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus, develops extreme dryness of the eyes and mouth.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/78/95628.htm (918 words)

	The Facts About Tourette Syndrome
		Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by tics -- involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way.
		Some people with TS are able to hold back their tics for up to hours at a time, but this only leads to a stronger outburst of tics once they are finally allowed to be expressed.
		Many times coprolalia manifests itself as socially inappropriate or unacceptable words or phrases, such as the overwhelming urge to use a racial epithet, even though that is the last thing you want to do.
	rd.business.com /index.asp?epm=s.1&bdcq=Syndrome&bdcr=2&bdcu=http://members.tripod.com/~tourette13/&bdcp=&partner=2662601&bdcs=nwuuid-2662601-8BF439F9-6488-0A69-FE8B-6BEB65751800-ym (572 words)

	Irritable Bowel Syndrome News
		Irritable Bowel Syndrome Women ages 18-65 are invited to participate in this study, which will evaluate an experimental drug in treating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
		People who are overly anxious or refuse to slow down during a bout of food poisoning or other infection-related gastrointestinal illness may be prone to developing irritable bowel syndrome, according to a new...
		NEW YORK - After a bout with a stomach bug, the likelihood that a person will go on to develop irritable bowel syndrome seems to go up if he or she is susceptible to stress and anxiety, according to a new...
	www.topix.net /health/irritable-bowel-syndrome (679 words)

	Usher Syndrome Resource Guide [NEI Health Information]
		Usher syndrome is an inherited condition that causes 1) a serious hearing loss that is usually present at birth or shortly thereafter and 2) progressive vision loss caused by retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
		A person with Usher syndrome must pass on one disease gene to each of his or her children.
		They found that 10% of such children were diagnosed with Usher syndrome and conclude that all children with severe to profound, preverbal hearing impairment should be screened for Usher syndrome.
	www.nei.nih.gov /health/ushers/index.asp (1248 words)

	Felty's Syndrome Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment by MedicineNet.com
		Felty's syndrome is defined by the presence of 3 conditions: rheumatoid arthritis, an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly), and an abnormally low white blood count.
		Some patients with Felty's syndrome have more infections, such as pneumonia or skin infections, than the average person.
		The cause of Felty's syndrome is not known.
	www.medicinenet.com /feltys_syndrome/article.htm (391 words)

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