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m-Power® Rare Pediatric Disease Database
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Alveolar Soft-Part Sarcoma (ASPS)
Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a very rare, slow-growing tumor that arises in soft tissues. ASPS is malignant, meaning it can spread and invade other tissues. ASPS is only found in 1 percent of all sarcomas (cancerous growths of the soft tissue), and sarcomas themselves are only 1 percent of all cancers, so there isn’t a great deal of information available about it. There are fewer than 1...
Ambiguous Genitalia
Intersex
Also known as “intersex”, the presence of ambiguous genitalia describes any condition in which the physical appearance of the genitalia prevents clear designation of sex in a child, often initially noticed in a newborn but occasionally not discovered until later in life around the time of puberty.
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Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)
Testicular Feminization
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is a disorder found in individuals who are genetically male (have one X and one Y chromosomes, XY). Individuals with AIS have a defect in a cell structure called androgen receptors and, thus cannot respond to androgens, or male sex hormones. As a result, these genetically male individuals develop the physical characteristics of a female. Patients with AIS a...
Angelman Syndrome
Angelman syndrome is a genetic disorder that is characterized by severe learning difficulties, seizures, uncoordinated movements, and a very happy demeanor.
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Angiomatoid Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (AMFH)
Angiomatoid Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (AMFH), also called Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma (AFH), is a rare type of soft-tissue tumor or sarcoma known as Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH). AMFH tumors can arise in the deep fibrous tissues of the extremities, such as the thighs. AMFH is considered malignant, because it can spread and invade other tissues. Doctors are still trying to dete...