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Fanconi syndrome

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Fanconi syndrome or Fanconi's syndrome is a syndrome of inadequate reabsorption in the proximal renal tubules of the kidney. [1]

66 relations: Acidosis, Adverse drug reaction, Amino acid, Basenji, Bicarbonate, Birth defect, Bone remodeling, Calcium in biology, Complication (medicine), Cystinosis, Dehydration, Dent's disease, Descending limb of loop of Henle, Didanosine, Disease, EHHADH, Failure to thrive, Familial renal disease in animals, Fanconi anemia, Food and Drug Administration, Galactosemia, George Lignac, Glomerulus, Glucose, Glycogen storage disease, Glycosuria, Guido Fanconi, Hartnup disease, Hereditary fructose intolerance, Hyperchloremia, Hyperuricosuria, Hypokalemia, Hypophosphatemia, Inheritance, Kidney, Lead poisoning, Management of HIV/AIDS, Metabolism, Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, Multiple myeloma, Oculocerebrorenal syndrome, Osteomalacia, Pediatrics, Phosphate, Polydipsia, Polyuria, Proteinuria, Proximal tubule, Reabsorption, Renal tubular acidosis, ..., Rickets, Sex linkage, Switzerland, Syndrome, Tenofovir disoproxil, Tetracycline antibiotics, Toxic heavy metal, Toxicity, Tubular fluid, Tyrosinemia, Ultrafiltration (renal), Uric acid, Urine, Vitamin D, Wilson's disease, X-linked hypophosphatemia. Expand index (16 more) »

Acidosis

Acidosis is a process causing increased acidity in the blood and other body tissues (i.e., an increased hydrogen ion concentration).

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Adverse drug reaction

An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is an injury caused by taking a medication.

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Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

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Basenji

The Basenji is a breed of hunting dog.

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Bicarbonate

In inorganic chemistry, bicarbonate (IUPAC-recommended nomenclature: hydrogencarbonate) is an intermediate form in the deprotonation of carbonic acid.

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Birth defect

A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is a condition present at birth regardless of its cause.

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Bone remodeling

Bone remodeling (or bone metabolism) is a lifelong process where mature bone tissue is removed from the skeleton (a process called bone resorption) and new bone tissue is formed (a process called ossification or new bone formation).

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Calcium in biology

Calcium ions (Ca2+) play a vital role in the physiology and biochemistry of organisms and the cell.

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Complication (medicine)

Complication, in medicine, is an unfavorable evolution or consequence of a disease, a health condition or a therapy.

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Cystinosis

Cystinosis is a lysosomal storage disease characterized by the abnormal accumulation of the amino acid cystine.

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Dehydration

In physiology, dehydration is a deficit of total body water, with an accompanying disruption of metabolic processes.

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Dent's disease

Dent's disease (or Dent disease) is a rare X-linked recessive inherited condition that affects the proximal renal tubules of the kidney.

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Descending limb of loop of Henle

Within the nephron of the kidney, the descending limb of loop of Henle is the portion of the renal tubule constituting the first part of the loop of Henle.

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Didanosine

Didanosine (ddI, DDI), marketed under the trade names Videx, is a medication used to treat HIV/AIDS.

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Disease

A disease is any condition which results in the disorder of a structure or function in an organism that is not due to any external injury.

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EHHADH

EHHADH is a human gene that encodes for a bifunctional enzyme and is one of the four enzymes of the peroxisomal beta-oxidation pathway.

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Failure to thrive

Failure to thrive (FTT), more recently known as faltering weight or weight faltering, is a term used in pediatric medicine, as well as veterinary medicine (where it is also referred to as ill-thrift), to indicate insufficient weight gain or inappropriate weight loss.

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Familial renal disease in animals

Familial renal disease is an uncommon cause of renal failure (kidney failure) in dogs and cats.

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Fanconi anemia

Fanconi anaemia (FA) is a rare genetic disease resulting in impaired response to DNA damage.

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Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.

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Galactosemia

Galactosemia (British galactosaemia, from Greek γαλακτόζη + αίμα, meaning galactose + blood, accumulation of galactose in blood) is a rare genetic metabolic disorder that affects an individual's ability to metabolize the sugar galactose properly.

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George Lignac

George Otto Emil Lignac (30 August 1891 – 5 September 1954) was a Dutch pathologist-anatomist.

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Glomerulus

Glomerulus is a common term used in anatomy to describe globular structures of entwined vessels, fibers, or neurons.

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Glucose

Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6.

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Glycogen storage disease

A glycogen storage disease (GSD, also glycogenosis and dextrinosis) is a metabolic disorder caused by enzyme deficiencies affecting either glycogen synthesis, glycogen breakdown or glycolysis (glucose breakdown), typically within muscles and/or liver cells.

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Glycosuria

Glycosuria or glucosuria is the excretion of glucose into the urine.

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Guido Fanconi

Guido Fanconi (1 January 1892 – 10 October 1979) was a Swiss pediatrician.

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Hartnup disease

Hartnup disease (also known as "pellagra-like dermatosis" and "Hartnup disorder") is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting the absorption of nonpolar amino acids (particularly tryptophan that can be, in turn, converted into serotonin, melatonin, and niacin).

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Hereditary fructose intolerance

Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is an inborn error of fructose metabolism caused by a deficiency of the enzyme aldolase B. Individuals affected with HFI are asymptomatic until they ingest fructose, sucrose, or sorbitol.

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Hyperchloremia

Hyperchloremia is an electrolyte disturbance in which there is an elevated level of the chloride ions in the blood.

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Hyperuricosuria

Hyperuricosuria is a medical term referring to the presence of excessive amounts of uric acid in the urine.

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Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia, also spelled hypokalaemia, is a low level of potassium (K+) in the blood serum.

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Hypophosphatemia

Hypophosphatemia is an electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood.

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Inheritance

Inheritance is the practice of passing on property, titles, debts, rights, and obligations upon the death of an individual.

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Kidney

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs present in left and right sides of the body in vertebrates.

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Lead poisoning

Lead poisoning is a type of metal poisoning caused by lead in the body.

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Management of HIV/AIDS

The management of HIV/AIDS normally includes the use of multiple antiretroviral drugs in an attempt to control HIV infection.

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Metabolism

Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms.

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Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance

Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS, unknown or uncertain may be substituted for undetermined), formerly benign monoclonal gammopathy, is a condition in which an abnormal immunoglobin protein (known as a paraprotein) is found in the blood during standard laboratory blood tests.

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Multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma, also known as plasma cell myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for producing antibodies.

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Oculocerebrorenal syndrome

Oculocerebrorenal syndrome (also called Lowe syndrome) is a rare X-linked recessive disorder characterized by congenital cataracts, hypotonia, intellectual disability, proximal tubular acidosis, aminoaciduria, and low-molecular-weight proteinuria.

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Osteomalacia

Osteomalacia is the softening of the bones caused by impaired bone metabolism primarily due to inadequate levels of available phosphate, calcium, and vitamin D, or because of resorption of calcium.

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Pediatrics

Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.

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Phosphate

A phosphate is chemical derivative of phosphoric acid.

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Polydipsia

Polydipsia is excessive thirst or excess drinking.

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Polyuria

Polyuria is excessive or an abnormally large production or passage of urine (greater than 2.5 or 3 L over 24 hours in adults).

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Proteinuria

Proteinuria is the presence of excess proteins in the urine.

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Proximal tubule

The proximal tubule is the portion of the duct system of the nephron of the kidney which leads from Bowman's capsule to the loop of Henle.

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Reabsorption

In renal physiology, reabsorption or tubular reabsorption is the process by which the nephron removes water and solutes from the tubular fluid (pre-urine) and returns them to the circulating blood.

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Renal tubular acidosis

Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a medical condition that involves an accumulation of acid in the body due to a failure of the kidneys to appropriately acidify the urine.

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Rickets

Rickets is a condition that results in weak or soft bones in children.

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Sex linkage

Sex linkage is the phenotypic expression of an allele related to the allosome (sex chromosome) of the individual.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Syndrome

A syndrome is a set of medical signs and symptoms that are correlated with each other and, often, with a particular disease or disorder.

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Tenofovir disoproxil

Tenofovir disoproxil, sold under the trade name Viread among others, is a medication used to treat chronic hepatitis B and to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.

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Tetracycline antibiotics

Tetracyclines are broad-spectrum antibiotics whose general usefulness has been reduced with the onset of antibiotic resistance.

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Toxic heavy metal

A toxic heavy metal is any relatively dense metal or metalloid that is noted for its potential toxicity, especially in environmental contexts.

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Toxicity

Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism.

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Tubular fluid

Tubular fluid is the fluid in the tubules of the kidney.

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Tyrosinemia

Tyrosinemia or tyrosinaemia is an error of metabolism, usually inborn, in which the body cannot effectively break down the amino acid tyrosine.

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Ultrafiltration (renal)

In renal physiology, ultrafiltration occurs at the barrier between the blood and the filtrate in the glomerular capsule (Bowman's capsule) in the kidneys.

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Uric acid

Uric acid is a heterocyclic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen with the formula C5H4N4O3.

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Urine

Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many animals.

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Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and multiple other biological effects.

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Wilson's disease

Wilson's disease is a genetic disorder in which copper builds up in the body.

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X-linked hypophosphatemia

X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), also called X-linked dominant hypophosphatemic rickets, X-linked vitamin d-resistant rickets, is an X-linked dominant form of rickets (or osteomalacia) that differs from most cases of rickets in that ingestion of vitamin D is relatively ineffective.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanconi_syndrome

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