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

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Isovaleric acidaemia
Neurofibromatosis type 2
Huntington's disease
Glutaric aciduria type 1
Maple syrup urine disease
Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
Spinal muscular atrophy
Muscular dystrophy
Tuberous sclerosis
Klinefelter syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome
Trimethylaminuria ('fish odour syndrome')
Androgen insensitivity syndrome 3D rendering
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
DiGeorge syndrome (22q11 deletion)
Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
Turner syndrome
Neurological hammer and brain figure lie on a medical paper form with a heading diagnosis of Angelman syndrome on a table
Angelman syndrome
Genetics
Neurofibromatosis type 1
Edwards' syndrome (trisomy 18)
Patau's syndrome
Marfan syndrome
Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)
Phenylketonuria
Hirschsprung's disease
Epidermolysis bullosa
Nail patella syndrome
Tay-Sachs disease
Rett syndrome
Cystic fibrosis
Person with feet on red stool with doctor examining nerves in feet
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Ichthyosis
Hereditary neuropathy with pressure palsies (HNPP)
Down's syndrome
Woman cleaning her ear with a cotton swab
Alkaptonuria

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