1667 results
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
defect - Mutations ... ATPase - AEI mutations ... defect - ENaC mutation ... - SCNN mutation ... HTN (WNKI and 4 mutations
Paths to Defective Homologous Recombination DNA Repair in Breast Cancer. Each individual mutation or epigenetic aberration
Each individual mutation ... However, when these mutations
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
precursor protein mutations ... Presenilin 1 and 2 gene mutations ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #pathophysiology
Melanoma Pathogenesis

Environmental exposure (UV light) + genetic susceptibility (CDKN2A, CDK4, MC1R, BRAF, p16/ARF genes) → accumulation
accumulation of genetic mutations ... #Pathophysiology
Jaundice - Pathophysiology and Causes

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Jaundice #Pathophysiology #Differential #Unconjugated #Causes #Diagnosis
Jaundice - Pathophysiology ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Jaundice #Pathophysiology
Retinoblastoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Sporadic mutation -> One allele of RB1 tumor suppressor gene
findings • Sporadic mutation ... • Inherited mutation ... Retinoblastoma #pathophysiology
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology
Gitelman Syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive salt-losing tubulopathy with a prevalence of 1-
Gitelman Syndrome Pathophysiology ... to inactivating mutations ... Gitelman #Syndrome #Pathophysiology
Spondylosis - Pathogenesis and Complications

Vertebral disease that may compress the vertebral canal from all sides
Note: Do
#Spondylosis #pathophysiology ... #msk #complications
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
Gaucher Disease Pathophsiology ... ß-glucocerebrosidase activity • Mutation
Polycythemia vera, Essential thrombocythemia, Primary myelofibrosis Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Polycythemia vera → Blood JAK2 mutation screening
vera → Blood JAK2 mutation ... thrombocythemia → Blood mutation ... marrow biopsy with mutation