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Mucolipidosis type 1

Mucolipidosis type 1: Introduction

Mucolipidosis type 1: An inherited metabolic disorder where a defect in the enzyme alpha-neuraminidase prevents glycoproteins being metabolized - a milder form of the condition than sialidosis type II. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Mucolipidosis type 1 is available below.

Symptoms of Mucolipidosis type 1

• Cherry-red ocular spot
• Impaired vision
• Night blindness
• Involuntary muscle contractions
• Impaired ability to control voluntary movements
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 9 symptoms of Mucolipidosis type 1

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Mucolipidosis type 1:

• High Cholesterol: Home Testing:
  • Home Cholesterol Tests
  • Home Triglycerides Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Test Devices
• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Mucolipidosis type 1?

• Misdiagnosis of Mucolipidosis type 1

Mucolipidosis type 1: Complications

Read more about complications of Mucolipidosis type 1.

Causes of Mucolipidosis type 1

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Mucolipidosis type 1: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Mucolipidosis type 1

Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic...read more »

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Mucolipidosis type 1

Mucolipidosis type 1: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Mucolipidosis type 1

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Mucolipidosis type 1:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Mucolipidosis type 1, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Mucolipidosis type 1: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Mucolipidosis type 1: Animations

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Statistics for Mucolipidosis type 1

• Medical statistics for Mucolipidosis type 1
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Mucolipidosis type 1
• Death and Mortality statistics for Mucolipidosis type 1
• Society statistics for Mucolipidosis type 1

Mucolipidosis type 1: Broader Related Topics

• Congenital conditions - metabolic disorders
• Congenital conditions
• Lipid metabolism conditions
• Metabolic conditions
• more types...»

Types of Mucolipidosis type 1

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Definitions of Mucolipidosis type 1:

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Mucolipidosis type 1 as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

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