What is Dwarfism (Stunting)? Dwarfism (short stature, pituitary dwarfism) is a disease characterized by stunted growth and physical development. Dwarf consider growth of an adult man below 130 cm, adult women – below 120 cm.
Continue readingWhat is Magnesium Deficiency? In recent years, close attention of researchers in various fields of clinical medicine has been attracted to the problem of magnesium deficiency and its role in the formation of various pathological
Continue readingWhat is Type I Glycogenosis (Girke’s Disease)? Type I glycogenosis is a disease described by Girke in 1929, but Cory only discovered the enzyme defect in 1952. Type I glycogenosis occurs in 1 out of
Continue readingWhat is Gaucher Disease (Glucocerebroside Lipidosis, Glucocerebrosidosis)? Gaucher disease (glucocerebrosid lipidosis, glucocerebrosidosis) is one of the most frequent inherited disorders of glycolipid metabolism. It is believed that Gaucher disease is based on allelic mutations of
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