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Nager syndrome 1

Nager Syndrome is a condition which is extremely rare congenital defect with heriditary features which has only 25% of survival rates resulting from problems in the development of the first and second brachial arches. The first arches produce the nerves and muscles for chewing, the lower jaw, two of three bones in the middle ear, and a small part of the ears. The second arches produce the nerves and muscles of facial expression, one bone in the middle ear, most of the external ears, and parts of the bone above the larynx.
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Giant Cell Arteritis

Gaint cell arteritis is an ainflammatory disease of blood vessels mainly involving large and medium arteritis of the head in the form og vasculitis.It is also known as temporal arteritis since it frequently involves mainly the temporal artery. It can also involve large arteries like aorta when it is called as gaint cell aortitis.
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NAcetyl Glutamate Synthetase Deficiency

NAGS deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive inherited urea cycle disorder where a lack of a certain enzyme (N-acetyl glutamate synthetase) results in accumulation of ammonia in the blood as it can't be broken down and removed through the urine. Symptoms are visible within the first week of life and if not detected and diagnosed immediately consequences are fatal.
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Ataxia Telangiectasia

Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is an autosomal recessive, complex, multisystem disorder characterized by progressive neurologic impairment, cerebellar ataxia, and variable immunodeficiency with susceptibility to sinopulmonary infections, impaired organ maturation, x-ray hypersensitivity, ocular and cutaneous telangiectasia, and a predisposition to malignancy.
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Yellow Nail Syndrome

Yellow Nail syndrome or YNS is a condition which generally consists of three symptoms like lymphedema, yellow discolored nails and Pleural Effusion. Sometimes only two features are present in some patients and even then it can be referred as Yellow Nail syndrome. More than 40% of the patients will have Bronchiectasis.
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Yellow Fever

Yellow fever is sometimes also called as American Plague or yellow jack. The disease is an acute viral disease. It leads to hemorrhagic fever mainly in African and South American countries. The name yellow fever is because it leads to the jaundice like symptoms in the affected patients. The effective vaccine against the disease exists.
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XYY Syndrome

XYY syndrome is a condition known as aneuploidy which is a trisomy of the sex chromosomes in which a male has an extra Y chromosome which results in a 47 XYY karyotype. It has been found that most of the sufferers don?t know their karyotype. It has been proved that some 97% of the patients are unaware of their condition.
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Angelman Syndrome

Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neuro-genetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental delay, sleep disturbance, seizures, jerky movements especially hand-flapping, frequent laughter or smiling, and usually a happy demeanour. An older, alternative term for this syndrome, happy puppet syndrome, is generally considered pejorative and stigmatizing and is no longer in current use.
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Yeast Infections Vaginal

Vaginal Yeast Infection or Vaginal Candidiasis or Vaginal Thrush is a fungal infection or mycosis of vagina. It can be caused by any of the Candida specie. Candida albicans is the most common species which is most frequently encountered in the Infections. It leads to infections that may range from superficial infections like oral thrush and vaginitis, to some serious systemic and life threatening diseases.
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Esophageal Varices

A complex of longitudinal tortuous veins at the lower end of the esophagus, enlarged and swollen that are prone to ulceration and massive bleeding.
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