Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia - Symptoms and causes Overview Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (tuh-lan-jee-uk-TAY-zhuh) is a condition that's passed through families, called inherited It causes atypical links between arteries and veins called arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) The most common sites AVMs affect are the skin, nose, digestive system, lungs, brain and liver
Alzheimers genes: Are you at risk? - Mayo Clinic Researchers have found several genes that are linked to Alzheimer's disease Some genes, called risk genes, increase the likelihood of getting the disease Others, called deterministic genes, cause the disease Deterministic genes are rare Genes are only part of what's involved in getting Alzheimer's disease
Hereditary Hemochromatosis Clinic in Florida Overview The Hereditary Hemochromatosis Clinic at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida provides screening, genetic testing and treatment Overview The Hereditary Hemochromatosis Clinic located on Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida provides state-of-the-art diagnostics, treatments and education to patients who have hereditary hemochromatosis or who are at risk of developing it
Hereditary Cancer Clinic - Overview - Mayo Clinic The Hereditary Cancer Clinic cares for people who have learned through genetic testing that they have a genetic makeup that may make them more likely to develop certain forms of cancer The clinic team is led by geneticists who work with genetic counselors, advanced practice professionals and nurses to individualize cancer prevention and surveillance strategies for people with these types of
Hair loss - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Hereditary hair loss with age is the most common cause of baldness Some people prefer to let their hair loss run its course untreated and unhidden Others may cover it up with hairstyles, makeup, hats or scarves And still others choose one of the treatments available to prevent further hair loss or restore growth
Paraganglioma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Hereditary paraganglioma syndromes Hereditary paraganglioma syndromes can cause pheochromocytomas or paragangliomas People with these syndromes often have more than one paraganglioma Carney-Stratakis dyad Carney-Stratakis dyad causes tumors of the digestive tract and paragangliomas
Hemochromatosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Hemochromatosis is a type of iron overload disease that's caused by a gene change passed down in families Iron overload disease is any condition that causes the body to hold onto too much iron Iron overload diseases include the following: Hemochromatosis, also called primary or hereditary hemochromatosis, is the most common iron overload disease It is a genetic condition that triggers the
Lynch syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Lynch syndrome used to be called hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) HNPCC was a term used to describe the condition in families with a strong history of colon cancer, with or without colon polyps Colon polyps are growths of extra tissue lining the colon Early research divided HNPCC into two types: Type 1, involving colon