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Parent topics
- Myelin [r]: The proteinaceous material constituting most of the insulating sheath that surrounds the axons of nerve cells. [e]
- Myelination [r]: The process by which specialized glial cells ensheath the axons of nerve cells with myelin. [e]
- Neuropathy [r]: Abnormal function of nerves of the peripheral nervous system. [e]
Subtopics
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease [r]: Part of a family of hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies transmitted most often as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by progressive distal wasting and loss of reflexes in the muscles of the legs (and occasionally involving the arms). Onset is usually in the second to fourth decade of life. [e]
- Hereditary neuropathy with sensitivity to pressure palsies [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Immunoglobulin G [r]: The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. (Medical Subject Headings) [e]
- Intravenous immune globulin [r]: Immunoglobulin preparations used in intravenous infusion, containing primarily immunoglobulin G. They are used to treat a variety of diseases associated with decreased or abnormal immunoglobulin levels including pediatric AIDS; primary hypergammaglobulinemia; SCID; cytomegalovirus infections in transplant recipients, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Kawasaki syndrome, infection in neonates, and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (Medical Subject Headings) [e]
- Myelin [r]: The proteinaceous material constituting most of the insulating sheath that surrounds the axons of nerve cells. [e]
- Gene therapy [r]: Treatment of certain disorders, especially those caused by genetic anomalies or deficiencies, by introducing specific engineered genes into a patient's cells. [e]