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  2. Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator - Wikipedia

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    Soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulators are a class of drugs developed to treat heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other diseases. The first-in-class medication was riociguat, approved in 2013 for pulmonary hypertension. [1] [2] They have also been investigated for hypertension, systemic sclerosis, and sickle cell disease. [3] [1]

  3. Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia

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    The pathological definition published by the World Health Organization is “a generalized proliferation of scattered single cells, small nodules (neuroendocrine bodies), or linear proliferations of pulmonary neuroendocrine (PNE) cells that may be confined to the bronchial and bronchiolar epithelium.” [1] The true prevalence of this disease ...

  4. Pulmonary hypertension - Wikipedia

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    For people considered likely to have PAH based on the above tests, the specific associated condition is then determined based on the physical examination, medical/family history and further specific diagnostic tests (for example, serological tests to detect underlying connective tissue disease, HIV infection or hepatitis, ultrasonography to ...

  5. Phenylketonuria - Wikipedia

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    The disease may present clinically with seizures, hypopigmentation (excessively fair hair and skin), and a "musty odor" to the baby's sweat and urine (due to phenylacetate, a carboxylic acid produced by the oxidation of phenylacetone). In most cases, a repeat test should be done at approximately two weeks of age to verify the initial test and ...

  6. Localized disease - Wikipedia

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    A localized cancer that has not extended beyond the margins of the organ involved can also be described as localized disease, while cancers that extend into other tissues are described as invasive. Tumors that are non-hematologic in origin but extend into the bloodstream or lymphatic system are known as metastatic. [citation needed]

  7. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the body. Each disorder is listed with the primary organ or body part that it affects and the associated autoantibodies that are typically found in people diagnosed ...

  8. Follicular hyperplasia - Wikipedia

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    Follicular hyperplasia (FH) is a type of lymphoid hyperplasia and is classified as a lymphadenopathy, which means a disease of the lymph nodes. It is caused by a stimulation of the B cell compartment and by abnormal cell growth of secondary follicles. This typically occurs in the cortex without disrupting the lymph node capsule. [1]

  9. Overgrowth syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The syndromes may manifest in localized or generalized tissue overgrowth. Latitudinal and longitudinal growth may be affected. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Nevertheless, the musculoskeletal features are central to the diagnosis of some syndromes such as Proteus syndrome .