Diseases

Glycogenosis type 8

Glycogenosis type 8: A mild glycogen storage disease which affects males only and involves a deficiency of the enzyme phosphorylase b-kinase.

Glycogenosis- type 0

Glycogenosis, type 0: A rare metabolic disorder caused by a genetic deficiency of a liver enzyme called glycogen synthase.

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol deficiency

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol deficiency: A genetic disorder where the deficiency of a glycolipid called glycosylphosphatidylinositol causes seizures blood problems.

GM2 gangliosidosis- 0 variant

GM2 gangliosidosis, 0 variant (medical condition): An inherited biochemical disorder involving a deficiency of the enzyme called hexosaminidase A&B which results in the harmful accumulation of chemicals in the central nervous system and other body tissues.

Gms syndrome

Gms syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, short stature and an eye abnormality.

Gnathostoma Infection

Gnathostoma Infection: Infection with a type of round worm (Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum). Infection typically occurs through eating undercooked fish or poultry containing the roundworm larvae or by drinking contaminated water. The symptoms are determined by which tissues the worms migrate through. The worms tend to migrate mainly through the skin.

Goldberg-Shprintzen megacolon syndrome

Goldberg-Shprintzen megacolon syndrome: A rare malformations syndrome characterized by abnormalities such as small head, eye problems, poor muscle tone, hearing problems and Hirschsprung megacolon where defective intestinal muscles are unable to move stool efficiently through the intestines.

Goldblatt Wallis syndrome

Goldblatt-Wallis syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation and an abnormal.

Gonadal dysgenesis XY type associated anomalies

Gonadal dysgenesis XY type associated anomalies: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Gonadal dysgenesis XY type associated anomalies is available below.

Gonadal dysgenesis- XX type

Gonadal dysgenesis, XX type: A rare genetic condition involving non-functional ovaries causing a failure of puberty due to the lack of production of sex hormones by the ovaries.

Gonadal dysgenesis- XY female type

Gonadal dysgenesis, XY female type (medical condition): A rare disorder where a female has all the normal external femal characteristics but has non-functioning gonads. This means that none sex hormones needed for puberty are produced.

Goniodysgenesis mental retardation short stature

Goniodysgenesis mental retardation short stature (medical condition): A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, short stature and an eye abnormality. .Gms syndrome: A rare syndrome characterized by mental retardation, short stature and an eye abnormality.

Gonococcal conjunctivitis

Gonococcal conjunctivitis: An eye disease that is sexually transmitted. It is caused by a bacterium called Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Gonzales Del Angel syndrome

Gonzales del angel syndrome (medical condition): A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by abnormal calcification of the skull.

Good syndrome

Good syndrome (medical condition): A rare condition characterized by low immunity (due to reduced number of B cells) and thymoma.

Goodman camptodactyly

Goodman camptodactyly: A rare genetic disorder characterized by head, hand and genital anomalies. It is a mild form of Carpenter syndrome without mental retardation and less pronounced deformities.

Goodpasture syndrome

Goodpasture syndrome (GPS, Goodpasture's disease, antiglomerular basement antibody disease, anti-GBM disease) is a rare autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack the basement membrane in lungs and kidneys, leading to bleeding from the lungs and kidney failure. It is thought to attack the alpha-3 subunit of type IV collagen, which has therefore been referred to as Goodpasture's antigen. Goodpasture syndrome may quickly result in permanent lung and kidney damage, often leading to death. It is treated with immunosuppressant drugs such as corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide, and with plasmapheresis, in which the antibodies are removed from the blood.

The disease was first described by an American pathologist Ernest Goodpasture of Vanderbilt University, in 1919 and was later named in his honor.

Gordon syndrome

Gordon Syndrome: A genetic musculoskeletal disorder characterized mainly by camptodactyly, cleft palate and club foot. The type and severity of symptoms is variable.

Alternative Names: Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita, Distal, Type IIA, Camptodactyly-Cleft Palate-Clubfoot, Distal Arthrogryposis, Type IIA

Gorham syndrome

Gorham syndrome is a very rare skeletal condition of unknown cause, characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of distended, thin-walled vascular or lymphatic channels within bone, which leads to resorption and replacement of bone with angiomas and/or fibrosis.

Gorlin Bushkell Jensen syndrome

Gorlin-Bushkell-Jensen syndrome: A rare disorder characterized by the development of numerous sebaceous cysts (mainly on the back, chest, arms, thighs and scrotum) as well as kidney stones and white nails.

Gorlin Chaudhry Moss syndrome

Gorlin-Chaudhry-Moss Syndrome: A very rare inherited condition involving various physical and mental abnormalities.

Gracile bone dysplasia

Gracile bone dysplasia: An inherited disorder characterized by brittle bones and thin, slender long bones and ribs as well as other abnormalities.

Graft Versus Host Disease

Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a medical complication following the receipt of transplanted tissue from a genetically different person. GvHD is commonly associated with stem cell or bone marrow transplant but the term also applies to other forms of tissue graft. Immune cells (white blood cells) in the donated tissue (the graft) recognize the recipient (the host) as "foreign." The transplanted immune cells then attack the host's body cells. GvHD can also occur after a blood transfusion if the blood products used have not been irradiated or treated with an approved pathogen reduction system.

Graham Boyle Troxell syndrome

Graham boyle troxell syndrome (medical condition): A very rare condition characterized mainly by benign cysts in the lungs and kidneys.

Grand Kaine Fulling syndrome

Grand-Kaine-Fulling syndrome: A very rare syndrome characterized by disease of the retinal blood vessels and degeneration of the central nervous system.

Grant syndrome

Grant syndrome: A rare genetic condition characterized by short stature, skeletal abnormalities and blue sclerae.

Granulocytopenia

Granulocytopenia: Reduced number of granulocytes in the blood. Granulocytes are a type of white blood cell (neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils). White blood cells help protect the body from invading pathogen and hence act as the body's defense to infection.

Granuloma annulare

Granuloma annulare: A harmless skin disease characterized by raised, bumpy, ring-shaped skin lesions.

Granulomas- congenital cerebral

Granulomas, congenital cerebral: A rare birth condition characterized by granulomas in the brain. Cerebral granulomas are small inflamed areas of the brain. Death occurs with a day or so of birth.