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1 Multiple system atrophy Description Multiple system atrophy is a progressive brain disorder that affects movement and balance and disrupts the function of the autonomic nervous system The autonomi. 1 How Genes Work 1 What are proteins and what do they do? Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body. They do most of the work in cells and are required for t 1MelanomaDescriptionMelanoma is a type of skin cancer that begins in pigment-producing cells called melanocytes This cancer typically occurs in areas that are only occasionally sun-exposed tumors are 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 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 Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome Description Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome is one of the most severe of a group of conditions called the POLG -related disorders. The conditions in this group feature a 1 Dupuytren contracture Description Dupuytren contracture is characterized by a deformity of the hand in which the joints of extendedextended flexedflexed supports the body's muscles, joints, organs, 1 Terminal osseous dysplasia Description Terminal osseous dysplasia is a disorder primarily involving skeletal abnormalities and certain skin changes. It is a member of a group of related conditions 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 Childhood absence epilepsy Description epilepsyepilepsy . This condition begins in childhood, usually between ages 3 and 8. Affected children also known as petit mal seizuresalso known as petit mal 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 Familial hyperaldosteronism Description Familial hyperaldosteronism is a group of inherited conditions in which the adrenal glands, which are small glands located on top of each kidney, produce too 1 Hypertension Description Hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries, which are the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the rest of the body. As the heart beats, it 1 Nail-patella syndrome Description Nail-patella syndrome is characterized by abnormalities of the nails, knees, elbows, and pelvis. The features of nail-patella syndrome vary in severity between aff