Podiatrist
A specialist in the diagnosis and care of foot disorders, including their medical and surgical treatment.
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A cell with branching tentacle-shaped extensions that constitutes the barrier through which blood is filtered in the glomerulus of the kidney. From the Greek pod- (foot) + -cyte (cell).
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Extra pigmentation of the skin that demonstrates a variety of shades and is associated with widened capillaries (telangiectasia) in the affected area.
- Poikiloderma atrophicans with cataract
Better known as the Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, this is an hereditary disease characterized by progressive degeneration (atrophy), scarring and abnormal pigmentation of the skin together with stunting of growth, baldness, cataracts, depressed nasal bridge, and malformations of the teeth, nails and bone. Poikiloderma atrophicans with cataract (the Rothmund-Thomson syndrome) is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. […]
- Poikiloderma congenita
Better known as the Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, this is an hereditary disease characterized by progressive degeneration (atrophy), scarring and abnormal pigmentation of the skin together with stunting of growth, baldness, cataracts, depressed nasal bridge, and malformations of the teeth, nails and bone. The outlook (prognosis) for survival is generally fairly good. Rothmund-Thomson syndrome (RTS) is inherited […]
- Point mutation
A single nucleotide base change in DNA. For example, a point mutation is the cause of sickle cell disease.