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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
This group of inherited genetic conditions limits the adrenal glands' ability to make certain vital hormones.
Niemann-Pick disease
A condition passed down in families that affects how the body breaks down and uses fats. Fat buildup in cells damages the nerves, brain and other organs.
Down syndrome
Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in extra genetic material from chromosome 21.
Progeria
This genetic disorder is extremely rare and progressive. It causes children to age rapidly, beginning in their first two years of life.
Toxoplasmosis
Learn about symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of this parasitic infection that can cause severe disease.
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the tissue surrounding the heart can cause sharp chest pain and other symptoms. Know how pericarditis is diagnosed and treated.
Fetal alcohol syndrome
This condition results from alcohol exposure before birth. The exposure causes lifelong problems with behavior, learning, thinking and physical development.
Depersonalization-derealization disorder
This mental health condition causes you to feel like you're seeing yourself from outside your body or that things around you are not real, or both.
Autism spectrum disorder
Autism spectrum disorder is a serious condition related to brain development that impairs the ability to communicate and interact with others.
Choroid plexus carcinoma
This rare type of cancerous brain tumor occurs mainly in children under 2. Treatment usually involves surgery and radiation therapy.
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