| 1. | JC virus | The JC virus or John Cunningham virus (JCV) is a type of human polyomavirus (formerly known as papovavirus) and is genetically similar to BK virus and SV40. It was discovered in 1971 and More… 0.5 KB |
| 2. | Jackson Weiss syndrome | (JWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by foot abnormalities and the premature fusion of certain bones of the skull (craniosynostosis), which prevents further growth of the skull and More… 1.6 KB |
| 3. | Jacobsen Syndrome | Also Called 11q deletion, is a rare congenital disorder resulting from deletion of a terminal region of chromosome 11 that includes band 11q24.1. It can cause intellectual disabilities, a More… 0.5 KB |
| 4. | Jansky Bielschowsky disease | Jansky-Bielschowsky disease is a late-infantile form of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis associated with a deficiency in tripeptidyl peptidase I. |
| 5. | Japanese encephalitis | (Japanese: 日本脳炎, Nihon-nōen; previously known as Japanese B encephalitis to distinguish it from von Economo's A encephalitis) is a disease caused by the mosquito-borne Japanese More… 0.6 KB |
| 6. | Jarcho Levin Syndrome | Jarcho-Levin Syndrome is a rare, heritable axial skeleton growth disorder. It is characterized by widespread and sometimes severe malformations of the vertebral column and ribs, shortened More… 1.4 KB |
| 7. | Jaundice | also called icterus, is a yellowish discoloration of the skin, the conjunctival membranes over the sclerae (whites of the eyes), and other mucous membranes caused by hyperbilirubinemia More… 1.0 KB |
| 8. | Jervell and Lange Nielsen syndrome | Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, a type of long QT syndrome, causes the cardiac muscle to take longer than usual to recharge between beats. If untreated, the irregular heartbeats, called More… 0.3 KB |
| 9. | Johnson Munson syndrome | Aphalangy, hemivertebrae and urogenital-intestinal dysgenesis is an extremely rare syndrome, described only in three siblings. It associates hypoplasia or aplasia of phalanges of hands and More… 0.6 KB |
| 10. | Joubert syndrome | is a rare genetic disorder that affects the area of the brain that controls balance and coordination. The disorder is characterized by absence or underdevelopment of a part of the brain More… 1.1 KB |
| 11. | Jumping Frenchmen of Maine | is a rare disorder originally described by George Miller Beard in 1878. It results in an exaggerated "startle" reflex, and was first noted among related French-Canadian More… 0.7 KB |
| 12. | Juvenile dermatomyositis | (JDM) is an autoimmune disease causing vasculitis that manifests itself in children; it is the pediatric counterpart of dermatomyositis. In JDM, the body's immune system attacks blood More… 0.6 KB |
| 13. | Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis | is a very rare, possibly autosomal recessive disease that occurs from early childhood to adulthood, and presents as slow-growing, pearly white or skin-colored dermal or subcutaneous papules More… 0.3 KB |
| 14. | Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | (JIA) is the most common form of persistent arthritis in children. (Juvenile in this context refers to an onset before age 16, idiopathic refers to a condition with no defined cause, and More… 0.6 KB |
| 15. | Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy | (JME), also known as Janz syndrome, is a fairly common form of idiopathic generalized epilepsy, representing 5-10% of all epilepsies. This disorder typically first manifests itself between More… 0.6 KB |
