Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a rare genetic condition affecting the nervous system. It impacts the development and survival of certain nerve cells that influence involuntary actions in the body. FD ...
NEW CITY - Robin Fiddle Posnack does not complain when her 13-year-old son spends time playing video games. Unlike many parents, she encourages it. Because her son Jack was born with a rare genetic ...
Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have identified a therapeutic RNA molecule that corrects the error in genetic processing ...
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PROMINENT among the symptoms of familial dysautonomia are the manifestations of autonomic dysfunction. 1 A disturbance in catecholamine metabolism has been documented by the demonstration of high ...
Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type III, or familial dysautonomia [FD; Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) 223900], affects the development and long-term viability of neurons in ...
To the Editor: The excellent review on olfaction by Schneider in the August 10 issue of the Journal has one omission that I wish to call to attention. In listing the principal causes of anosmia, Dr.