Che cosa è la Pandas?

Che cosa è la Pandas?

Il termine PANDAS è un acronimo inglese che sta per Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections – Disturbi neuropsichiatrici pediatrici autoimmuni associati a infezioni Streptococciche.

Cosa causano le malattie genetiche?

Le malattie genetiche sono causate da errori nel DNA, in sequenze chiamate "geni" o talvolta in cromosomi, che sono grandi gruppi di geni. Le malattie genetiche sono disturbi che hanno origine in un'alterazione di un gene. Possono essere ereditarie o meno.

What is Mowat-Wilson syndrome?

• Mowat-Wilson syndrome is a genetic condition that affects many parts of the body. Major signs of this disorder frequently include distinctive facial features, intellectual disability, delayed development, an intestinal disorder called Hirschsprung disease , and other birth defects.

What is the relationship between Mowat-Wilson syndrome and chronic constipation?

• Chronic constipation also occurs frequently in people with Mowat-Wilson syndrome who have not been diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease. Other features of Mowat-Wilson syndrome include short stature, seizures, heart defects, and abnormalities of the urinary tract and genitalia.

What is the rate of occurrence of Wilson syndrome?

• The rate of occurrence is not known. As of 2007, only 171 subjects have been described in the medical literature as having this syndrome. Among these individuals, both females and males are affected from diverse ethnic groups. This rare disorder was first clinically described by Dr. M.J. Wilson and Dr. D.R. Mowat in 1998.