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  2. Pfeiffer syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Pfeiffer syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, characterized by the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull ( craniosynostosis ), which affects the shape of the head and face. The syndrome includes abnormalities of the hands and feet, such as wide and deviated thumbs and big toes. Pfeiffer syndrome is caused by mutations in the fibroblast ...

  3. Orthomolecular psychiatry - Wikipedia

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    Pfeiffer claims that "histadelia" can cause depression with or without psychosis, but no published clinical trials have tested the effectiveness of this therapy. Histapenia. Histapenia in orthomolecular medicine is the condition of high serum copper with low histamine. Relationship to mainstream psychiatry

  4. Aarskog–Scott syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Aarskog–Scott syndrome ( AAS) is a rare disease inherited as X-linked and characterized by short stature, facial abnormalities, skeletal and genital anomalies. [2] This condition mainly affects males, although females may have mild features of the syndrome. [3] [4]

  5. Apert syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Apert syndrome is a form of acrocephalosyndactyly, a congenital disorder characterized by malformations of the skull, face, hands and feet. It is classified as a branchial arch syndrome, affecting the first branchial (or pharyngeal) arch, the precursor of the maxilla and mandible. Disturbances in the development of the branchial arches in fetal ...

  6. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 - Wikipedia

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    View/Edit Mouse. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 ( FGFR2) also known as CD332 ( cluster of differentiation 332) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGFR2 gene residing on chromosome 10. [5] [6] FGFR2 is a receptor for fibroblast growth factor . The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor receptor ...

  7. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 - Wikipedia

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    View/Edit Mouse. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 ( FGFR1 ), also known as basic fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, fms-related tyrosine kinase-2 / Pfeiffer syndrome, and CD 331, is a receptor tyrosine kinase whose ligands are specific members of the fibroblast growth factor family. FGFR1 has been shown to be associated with Pfeiffer ...

  8. Genetic disorder - Wikipedia

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    Genetic disorder. A genetic disorder is a health problem caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome. It can be caused by a mutation in a single gene (monogenic) or multiple genes (polygenic) or by a chromosomal abnormality. Although polygenic disorders are the most common, the term is mostly used when discussing disorders with a single ...

  9. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance - Wikipedia

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    A small spike would be present in the gamma (γ) band in MGUS. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance ( MGUS) is a plasma cell dyscrasia in which plasma cells or other types of antibody-producing cells secrete a myeloma protein, i.e. an abnormal antibody, into the blood; this abnormal protein is usually found during standard ...