編 號: 005
出版日期: 2021/11/30
內容說明:
Triple X syndrome is a genetic condition that only affects females. Girls and women with triple X syndrome have an extra X chromosome. Triple X syndrome affects individual girls and women differently. Some are scarcely affected, if at all, while others can have obvious and significant problems.
This leaflet was published by the Rare Chromosome Disorder Support Group.
編 號: 002
出版日期: 2018/12/15
內容說明:
FAP(Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy,澱粉樣多發性神經病變)是一種罕見的家族染色體顯性遺傳疾病,因為某些蛋白的基因突變,導致其結構出現變化,使得這些原本為水溶性的蛋白形成澱粉纖維在細胞外沉積而致病。
FAP患者因為不正常澱粉樣蛋白(amyloid)堆積,引起多發性神經病變。澱粉樣蛋白堆積在不同器官與組織中,如血管、心臟、消化系統、周邊神經系統(如神經幹、神經叢、感覺運動神經、自律神經等),導致不同病變,統稱為澱粉樣蛋白疾病(amyloidosis)。