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TAR Syndrome
TAR Syndrome (Thrombocytopenia and Absent Radius) is a rare genetic disorder which is characterised by the absence of the radius bone in the forearm, and a dramatically reduced platelet count. Platelets are the clotting agent in b... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Tay-Sachs Disease
Tay-Sachs disease (also known as GM2 variant B) and its variant forms are caused by a deficiency in the enzyme beta-hexosaminidase A. The incidence is particularly high among Eastern European and Ashkenazi Jewish populations, as w... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Teen Anxiety
The Teen Anxiety community is focused on teens who are suffering from or concerned about anxiety. Teenagers commonly experience many different forms of stress as they continually face new situations. The purpose of the community i... Category: Anxiety Disorders

Teen Sexuality
This community is dedicated to teenage sexuality, and the issues and challenges surrounding intimate relationships. Category: Teens

Teens With Cancer
This community is dedicated specifically to teenagers with cancer. Category: Teens

Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. In the United States, about 8,000 to 9,000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year. Over his lifetime, a man's... Category: Cancers

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) consists of a group of distinct disorders that affect the nerves in the brachial plexus (nerves that pass into the arms from the neck) and various nerves and blood vessels between the base of the nec... Category: Brain & Nervous System

Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Thrombocytopenic purpura are purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of causes. There are two known types: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is the condition... Category: Heart, Blood & Circulation

Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer is cancer of the thyroid gland. There are four forms: papillary, follicular, medullary and anaplastic. The most common forms (papillary and follicular) are fairly benign, and the medullary form also has a good progn... Category: Cancers

Tinnitus
Tinnitus, "ringing ears" or ear noise is a phenomenon of the nervous system connected to the ear, characterised by perception of a ringing, beating or roaring sound (often perceived as sinusoidal) with no external source. Accordin... Category: Ears, Eyes & Mouth

TMJ
Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD or TMD), or TMJ syndrome, is an acute or chronic inflammation of the temporomandibular joint, which connects the lower jaw to the skull. The disorder and resultant dysfunction can result in s... Category: Ears, Eyes & Mouth

Tooth Grinding
Bruxism, or tooth grinding, is an oral para-functional habit observed in a large number of people occasionally and, in a smaller number, habitually. The mechanism of causation is tension and spasm of the muscles used for masticati... Category: Ears, Eyes & Mouth

Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders
Tics are sudden, repetitive, stereotyped, nonrhythmic, involuntary movements (motor tics) and utterances (phonic tics) that involve discrete muscle groups. Tourette syndrome is one of several tic disorders, which are classified by... Category: Children's Mental Health

Toxic Shock Syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but potentially fatal disease caused by a bacterial toxin. Different bacterial toxins may cause toxic shock syndrome, depending on the situation. The causative agent is Staphylococcus aureus. A... Category: Infectious Diseases

Transgender
Transgender identity includes many overlapping sub-categories. These include transsexual; cross-dresser; transvestite; consciously androgynous people; genderqueer; people who live cross-gender; drag kings; and drag queens. Usually... Category: Relationships & Sexuality

Treacher Collins Syndrome
Treacher Collins syndrome (also known as Franceschetti-Zwahlen-Klein syndrome or mandibulofacial dysostosis) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by craniofacial deformities. Treacher Collins syndrome is found in 1 in every 10... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
Trichotillomania (TTM) or "trich" is an impulse control disorder characterised by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes, beard hair, nose hair, pubic hair, eyebrows or other body hair. It may be distantly related to ... Category: Anxiety Disorders

Trigeminal Neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia, or Tic Douloureux, is a neuropathic disorder of the trigeminal nerve that causes episodes of intense pain in the eyes, lips, nose, scalp, forehead, and jaw. Trigeminal neuralgia is considered by many to be am... Category: Brain & Nervous System

Trisomy 13 (Patau Syndrome)
Patau syndrome, also known as trisomy 13, is a chromosomal aberration, a disease in which a patient has an additional chromosome 13 due to a non disjunction of chromosomes during meiosis. Like all non disjunction diseases (Down Sy... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Trisomy 18 (Edwards Syndrome)
Trisomy 18 or Edwards Syndrome (named after John H. Edwards who first described the syndrome in 1960) is a genetic disorder. It is the second most common trisomy after Down Syndrome. It is caused by the presence of three — inste... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (commonly abbreviated to TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lympha... Category: Infectious Diseases

Tuberous Sclerosis (TSC)
Tuberous sclerosis (meaning "hard swellings") is a rare genetic disorder primarily characterized by a triad of seizures, mental retardation, and skin lesions (called facial angiofibroma or adenoma sebaceum). This "classic" Vogt tr... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Turner Syndrome
Turner syndrome encompasses a number of chromosomal abnormalities, of which monosomy X, is the most common. It occurs in 1 out of every 2,500 female births[1]. Instead of the normal XX sex chromosomes for a female, only one X chro... Category: Genetic & Metabolic

Twins, Triplets & More
A multiple birth occurs where more than one fetus exits the womb in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple birth are used, depending on the actual multiple. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets... Category: Children's Health & Parenting

Tyrosinemia
Tyrosinemia (or "Tyrosinaemia") is an error of metabolism, usually inborn, in which the body can not effectively break down the amino acid tyrosine, found in most animal and plant proteins. Tyrosinemia is inherited in an autosomal... Category: Genetic & Metabolic