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1 Essential tremor Description Essential tremor is a movement disorder that causes involuntary rhythmic shaking tremor especially in the hands It is distinguished from tremor that results from o. 1 HEXA gene hexosaminidase subunit alpha Normal Function The HEXA subunitsubunit beta-hexosaminidase A. Specifically, the protein produced from the HEXA gene forms the alpha subunit of this enzyme 1 Psoriatic arthritis Description arthritisarthritis in combination with a skin disorder called psoriasis. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by patches of red, irritated ski 1 Ankylosing spondylitis Description Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of painful, ongoing joint inflammation (chronic inflammatory arthritis) that primarily affects the spine. Early symptoms of anky 1 Chronic myeloid leukemia Description Chronic myeloid leukemia is a slow-growing cancer of the blood-forming tissue (bone erythrocyteserythrocytes leukocytesleukocytes( thrombocytes) that are involv 1 ANTXR2 gene ANTXR cell adhesion molecule 2 Normal Function The ANTXR2 gene provides instructions for making a protein that is found at the surface of many types of cells. The ANTXR2 protein is be 1 Age-related macular degeneration Description Age-related macular degeneration is an eye disease that is a leading cause of vision loss in older people in developed countries. Subtle abnormalities i 1 Atopic dermatitis Description also known as atopic eczemaalso known as atopic eczema dermatitisdermatitis often disappears before adolescence. However, in some affected individuals the condition co 1 Isolated Duane retraction syndrome Description Isolated Duane retraction syndrome is a disorder of eye movement. This condition toward the eartoward the ear toward the nosetoward the nose retractsr 1 EGFR gene epidermal growth factor receptor Normal Function The EGFR gene provides instructions for making a receptor protein called the epidermal growth factor receptor, which spans the cell memb 1 ADAMTS2 gene ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 2 Normal Function The ADAMTS2 gene provides instructions for making an enzyme that processes several types of procollagen molec 1 Ellis-van Creveld syndrome Description Ellis-van Creveld syndrome is an inherited disorder of bone growth that results in very dwarfismdwarfism lower legs and a narrow chest with short ribs. Ellis- 1 Sandhoff disease Description Sandhoff disease is a rare inherited disorder that progressively destroys nerve cells ( central nervous systemcentral nervous system classified into three major types ba 1 Stickler syndrome Description Stickler syndrome is a group of hereditary conditions characterized by a distinctive facial appearance, eye abnormalities, hearing loss, and joint problems. These sign 1 Y chromosome infertility Description Y chromosome infertility is a condition that affects the production of sperm and causes male infertility, which means it is difficult or impossible for affected