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m-Power® Rare Pediatric Disease Database
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Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia
McKusick type Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia
Cartilage-hair hypoplasia is a rare genetic/immunologic disease characterized by disproportionate short stature and immune deficiency. It is genetic because it runs in certain families with identifiable genes. The condition is also an immune-deficiency because there is low, but not absent, T-cell function (the cells that help defend the body from foreign hosts). The low T-cell function makes t...
Castleman's Disease
Castleman’s disease is a rare disorder consisting of non-cancerous growths (tumors) that can form in the lymph nodes or lymphatic tissue throughout the body. There are two types of Castleman’s disease: the localized or unicentric form (only one area of the body involved) and the multicentric form (growths in many areas of the body). Lymph nodes are bean-sized collections of immune system cells tha...
Cat Eye Syndrome (CES)
Cat eye syndrome is a rare chromosome disorder that is caused by the presence of duplicated genetic material contained on chromosome 22. Children born with Cat Eye Syndrome can show great variation of the characteristic symptoms because this genetic abnormality may not be present in every cell in the body.
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Celiac Disease
Celiac Sprue, Sprue, Nontropical Sprue, Gluten Intolerance, Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy
Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system reacts adversely to dietary gluten, a type of protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. The ingestion of gluten damages the lining of the small intestine making it difficult for a person with celiac disease to absorb nutrients.
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Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are a knot of closely clustered blood vessels. Under a microscope, they look like large blood-filled “caverns”. The walls of these blood vessels are weak and have only a single layer of lining tissue (endothelium). Since the blood vessel wall is thin and weak, it is prone to slow bleeding. Unlike similar lesions, there is no brain tissue within the malformat...