What is Familial Hypercholesterolemia? Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited genetic disorder that predisposes afflicted individuals to early onset atherosclerotic heart disease. The disorder results from…
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Capstone Project Introduction: 5-⍺-reductase-2 Deficiency 5-⍺-reductase-2 deficiency, or 5-AR deficiency for short, is a variation of sexual development (VSD). People diagnosed with 5-AR deficiency have…
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a severe muscular disorder caused by mutation in the DMD gene, resulting in acute muscle wasting and weakness caused by…
Hey y’all I am back again and this time with a bigger purpose. As I stated in my opening remarks about this blog site, I…
Click on the bolded words to be directed to more information about that topic. Links will open in a new tab. Viruses are small pathogens…
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is progressive nervous system disorder, and is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder behind Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, PD affects patients by impairing…
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disorder affecting motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, which leads to terminal paralysis. The disease…
Influenza A, SUbtype H1n1 This post is intended to be an overview, but much more detailed information can be found from the links at the…
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease where healthy cells from connective tissues are mistakenly attacked by a person’s own immune system. SLE…
Robert Koch, the father of modern microbiology, first discovered the causative agent of tuberculosis in 1882, beginning a long history of efforts to understand and…
