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Inherited and genetic conditions summary

Inherited and genetic conditions are caused by your genes. Some are passed to you by your parents, while others are caused by random gene changes that happen before you're born. They include sickle cell anaemia and Down syndrome.

Inherited and genetic conditions

Alkaptonuria
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
Angelman syndrome
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Cystic fibrosis
DiGeorge syndrome (22q11 deletion)
Down's syndrome
Edwards' syndrome (trisomy 18)
Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
Epidermolysis bullosa
Genetics
Glutaric aciduria type 1
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)
Hereditary neuropathy with pressure palsies (HNPP)
Hirschsprung's disease
Huntington's disease
Ichthyosis
Isovaleric acidaemia
Klinefelter syndrome
Maple syrup urine disease
Marfan syndrome
Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
Muscular dystrophy
Nail patella syndrome
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Neurofibromatosis type 2
Patau's syndrome
Phenylketonuria
Prader-Willi syndrome
Rett syndrome
Spinal muscular atrophy
Tay-Sachs disease
Trimethylaminuria ('fish odour syndrome')
Tuberous sclerosis
Turner syndrome
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