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m-Power® Rare Pediatric Disease Database
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Biliary Atresia
Biliary atresia is the obstruction or disappearance of the bile ducts from the liver with extrahepatic (outside of the liver) obstruction as the most common form. The role of bile ducts is to bring bile, which is composed of cholesterol, bile salts, and bilirubin from the liver to the intestines to help with digestion. When the ducts are blocked and damaged, usually by inflammation soon after birt...
Biotinidase Deficiency
infantile multiple carboxylase deficiency, juvenile carboxylase deficiency, late-onset multiple carb
Biotinidase Deficiency (BD) is caused by the lack of an enzyme (biologically active protein) called biotinidase. Biotinidase functions to maintain normal levels of a protein called biotin. Biotin plays a critical role in preserving proper body metabolism which is the molecular activity within all the body tissues. Without treatment, this disorder can lead to seizures, developmental delay, eczema ...
Bladder Exstrophy
Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex
Classic bladder exstrophy is a congenital malformation in which the bladder is essentially opened flat and turned “inside out” so that the wall of the bladder is exposed to the outside of the abdomen. The skin, bones, and muscles overlying the bladder are improperly formed, such that the lower central abdomen is made up by the inner mucosal lining of the bladder. As a result, urine drains out on...
Bloom Syndrome
Bloom syndrome is a cancer-prone genetic disorder that is considered to be a “chromosome breakage” disease. Chromosomes are structures in each of the cells of our bodies that contain our genetic material, which makes us who we are. Individuals with Bloom syndrome have chromosomes that are more susceptible to breaking and rearranging which alters the normal genetic code.
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Budd-Chiari Syndrome
Budd-Chiari syndrome is a disease in which the flow of blood leaving the liver is blocked. The liver becomes enlarged because of congestion—blood is able to flow into the liver but is not able to leave. This leads to liver damage and can ultimately cause liver failure.
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