diseases and disorders

Cause/etiology/symptoms The cause of IPF is unknown; it may arise either from an autoimmune disorder or as a result of infection. Cigarette smoking has been identified as a potential risk…

ARDS is a severe, often life-threatening of several systemic disorders and direct injury to the lungs. It is major component of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and a manifestation of the systemic…

See also lysyl oxidase-type enzymes in the "enzyme" section Classification:  Pulmonary fibrotic disorders are classified into the following groups, in order of their relative occurrence: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), nonspecific interstitial…

See also Mast cells (immune cells) and basophils (granulocytes) Introduction: Airway diseases include diseases which effect the respiratory tract (e.g., lungs, mouth, nose, pulmonary, alveoli, pharynx, larynx, trachca, and bronchi).…

SLE or "lupus" is used to describe a chronic potentially debilitating or fatal autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue. SLE is a prototype…

See also: Drug targetting under "Pharmacology" Introduction: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with multisystem involvement. It is multifactorial and involves epigenetic, genetic, ecological, and environmental factors. Primarily…

See also "Hemolytic anemia" under "blood diseases" and "Hemolytic uremic syndrome" under "Kidney diseases".  See also Hypersensitivity Reactions; See also Lupus Introduction: Autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS), type…

Prions cause spongiform encephalopathies which are uniformly fatal. They have a long period from exposure to manifestation of disease (1-2 years). A variant form of the prion protein PrP-27C called PrP-27Scis required…

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