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Hyperthermia causes anencephaly, which is when part of the brain and skull are absent in the infant. [61] [68] Mother exposure to toxoplasmosis can cause cerebral calcification, hydrocephalus (causes mental disabilities), [69] and intellectual disability in infants. Other birth abnormalities have been reported as well, such as chorioretinitis ...
WAGR syndrome (also known as WAGR complex, Wilms tumour-aniridia syndrome, aniridia-Wilms tumour syndrome) is a rare genetic syndrome in which affected children are predisposed to develop Wilms' tumour (a tumour of the kidneys), aniridia (absence of the coloured part of the eye, the iris), genitourinary anomalies, and mental retardation. [1]
Müllerian agenesis (including absence of the uterus, cervix and/or vagina) is the cause in 15% of cases of primary amenorrhoea. [2] Because most of the vagina does not develop from the Müllerian duct, instead developing from the urogenital sinus, along with the bladder and urethra, it is present even when the Müllerian duct is completely absent.
MECP2 gene mutations are the cause of most cases of Rett syndrome, a progressive neurologic developmental disorder and one of the most common causes of intellectual disability in women. ARX: Aristaless related homeobox, is a protein associated with intellectual disability and lissencephaly. This gene is a homeobox-containing gene expressed ...
The two Müllerian ducts have fused, but the partition between them is still present, splitting the system into two parts. With a complete septum the vagina, cervix and the uterus can be partitioned. Usually the septum affects only the cranial part of the uterus. A uterine septum is the most common uterine malformation and a cause for ...
Gillespie syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder, and can be inherited in either an autosomal dominant or recessive manner. [4] [6] Autosomal dominant inheritance indicates that the defective gene responsible for a disorder is located on an autosome, and only one copy of the gene is sufficient to cause the disorder, when inherited from a parent who has the disorder.
In at least 95% of Rett syndrome cases, the cause is a de novo mutation in the child, almost exclusively from a de novo mutation on the male copy of the X chromosome. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] It is not yet known what causes the sperm to mutate, and such mutations are rare.
The ancient Greek method for treating a prolapsed uterus that has extended through and beyond the vaginal introitus. Notable is the mention of vaginal anomalies and pelvic organ prolapse in older cultures and locations. [78] In 1500 B.C. Egyptians wrote about the "falling of the womb".