From 1963 to 1985, human growth hormone was derived from human pituitary glands from cadavers. Researchers in the United States at the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Food and ... Read More

There are an estimated 15,000 children in the United States and 500,000 worldwide living with Prader-Willi syndrome, a complex endocrine syndrome. Initially, the infant with Prader-Willi has growth problems and ... Read More

The deletion of part of chromosome 4 is the cause of Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome, which causes short stature and distinctive facial features. The syndrome causes malformations in most parts of the ... Read More

Several years ago researchers identified a region on chromosome 1 as having the gene responsible for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), a degenerative nerve disorder, but did not know the exact gene ... Read More

The abnormal function of cells in the respiratory tract in Kartagener syndrome leads to chronic sinusitis, lung disease (bronchiectasis), and frequent respiratory infections. The syndrome includes the positioning of internal ... Read More

A study to be published in the June, 2004, edition of the journal Blood evaluates the survival rates of children receiving the newest treatments for sickle cell disease, an inherited ... Read More

This syndrome consists of a deficiency of subcutaneous fat and muscles on one side of the chest. It may include underdevelopment of the arm and hand on the same side, ... Read More

A new tumor suppressor gene, which codes for a protein called ING4 (for INhibitor of tumor Growth), appears to play an important role in the development of glioma, a deadly ... Read More

It has been known since 1999 that the MeCP2 gene is involved in Rett syndrome, a neurological disorder. However, the mutated gene was found in only about 80% of individuals ... Read More

This progressive, degenerative nerve disease affects control of the voluntary muscles. It usually begins in mid-life and may be confused with other motor neuron diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... Read More

It has generally been thought that the respiratory problems in cystic fibrosis come from the trapping of bacteria-laden mucus in the lungs. This leads to infection and inflammation, which can ... Read More