Hartnup Disease
Hartnup Disease: Introduction
Hartnup Disease: A rare metabolic disorder involving an error in the transport of neutral amino acid and characterized by mental retardation, rash due to light sensitivity and cerebellar ataxia.
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causes, and treatments of Hartnup Disease is available below.
Symptoms of Hartnup Disease
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Hartnup Disease: Complications
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Medical Textbooks Online about Hartnup Disease
Medical Books Excerpts
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- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Ataxia
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Ataxia
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Ataxia
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Ataxia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Ataxia
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Causes of Hartnup Disease
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Definitions of Hartnup Disease:
A disorder of amino acid transport characterized by the childhood (or rarely adult) onset of photosensitive dermatitis and intermittent neurologic symptoms. Ataxia, personality changes, migraine headaches, and photophobia may occur periodically. The disorder results from impaired sodium-dependent transport of neutral amino acids across the brush border membrane of the small intestine and renal tubular epithelium. (From Menkes, Textbook of Child Neurology, 5th ed, pp59-60)
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Hartnup Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hartnup Disease, or a subtype of Hartnup Disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Hartnup Disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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