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Please feel free to add a profile(s) here unless you would like a project created for the genetically linked disorder Some of the Disorders listed below have Geni projects & will have links to projects in the Cause of Death portal (CoD) & the Medical Portal (MP). If you would like to have a project made for any genetic linked disorder, please see: Cause of Death Projects needed??? -- Use if t...
Please do NOT add profiles to this project. Add them to the specific disease or cause of death.== See "Related Projects" or linked projects below. If a needed Neurological condition is not listed, please go to the following discussion: Cause of Death Projects needed??? Neurological disorders are diseases of the central and autonomic nervous systems -- brain, spine and the nerves that connect th...
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. It happens when digestive enzymes start digesting the pancreas itself. * Pancreatitis can be acute or chronic. * Mild cases may go away without treatment, but severe case can lead to life-threatening complications.The pancreas is a large gland behind the stomach and close to the first part of the small intestine. The pancreas produces enzymes that h...
Tay-Sachs disease is a rare genetic disorder that progressively destroys nerve cells (neurons) in the brain and spinal cord. The most common severe type, known as Infantile Tay–Sachs disease , becomes apparent around three to six months of age with the baby losing the ability to turn over, sit, or crawl. They also develop an exaggerated startle reaction to loud noises. An eye abnormality called...
Please add the profiles for those who have or had Keratolytic Winter erythema, also known as Oudtshoorn disease== Keratolytic Winter erythema (KWE) , also known as erythrokeratolysis hiemalis, Oudtshoorn disease and Oudtshoorn skin , is a rare autosomal dominant skin disease of unknown cause which causes redness and peeling of the skin on the palms and soles. Onset, increased prominence and sev...
Please add people who have died of Hemophilia or a complication of it.== Haemophilia, also spelled hemophilia, is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body's ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. This results in people bleeding longer after an injury, easy bruising, and an increased risk of bleeding inside joints or the brain. Those with a mild case of ...
Cystic Fibrosis== Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that affects mostly the lungs, but also the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and intestine. Long-term issues include difficulty breathing and coughing up mucus as a result of frequent lung infections. Other signs and symptoms include sinus infections, poor growth, fatty stool, clubbing of the fingers and toes, and infertility in males, among...