G1D, see GLUT1 deficiency syndrome. G6PD deficiency, see Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. G6PDD, see Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. GA I, see Glutaric acidemia type I. GA II, see Glutaric acidemia type II.
Guillain-Barré (pronounced ghee-yan bar-ray) syndrome is a very rare and serious condition that affects the nerves. It mainly affects the feet, hands and limbs, causing problems such as numbness, weakness and pain.
Down syndrome, Edward syndrome and Patau syndrome are the most common forms of trisomy. Children affected by trisomy usually have a range of birth anomalies, including delayed development and intellectual disabilities.
(Down's Syndrome; Trisomy G) Down syndrome is a chromosome disorder caused by an extra chromosome 21 that results in intellectual disability and physical abnormalities.
Guillain-Barré syndrome is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune system, the body's natural defence against illness and infection. Normally the immune system attacks any germs that get into the body. But in people with Guillain-Barré syndrome, something goes wrong and it mistakenly attacks the nerves.
Summary. Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory polyneuropathy that is classified according to symptoms and divided into axonal and demyelinating forms. Two-thirds of patients have a history of gastroenteritis or influenza-like illness weeks before onset of neurological symptoms.
Plagues in particular have hammered individuals and cultures throughout history. In the superb Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World, 10 of the featured maladies are caused by microbes: smallpox, bubonic plague, cholera, tuberculosis, syphilis, influenza, malaria, yellow fever, AIDS, and the Irish potato blight.
1. Down Syndrome. When the 21st chromosome is copied an extra time in all or some cells, the result is down syndrome – also known as trisomy 21. In the US, this occurs in about one out of every 700 babies.
