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What disease strips myelin from nerves?
the disease that strips myelin from nerves is meningitis
What genetic disease is characterized by an excess build up of myelin?
canavan disease
What is myelin deteriorates?
When myelin deteriorates, nerve signal conduction is disrupted, leading to neurological symptoms such as weakness, numbness, and impaired coordination. This can occur in conditions like multiple sclerosis where the immune system erroneously attacks the myelin sheath. Treatment aims to manage symptoms, slow down deterioration, and potentially promote myelin repair.
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that involves the degeneration of the?
Myelin sheath
What gene is responsible for CMT1A?
CMT1A is caused by a duplication of the PMP22 gene on chromosome 17. The extra copies of this gene lead to overproduction of the myelin protein, causing the symptoms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A.
What are the different types of Leukodystrophy caused by?
They are all caused by either an abnormality in one of the protein components of myelin, or by a defective or missing enzyme that assists in the production or normal degradation of myelin
What disease is characterized by an autoimmune attack on myelin in the CNS?
it is multiple sclerosis
What is a part of a neuron affected by multiple sclerosis?
the myelin sheaths. The disease is classified as demyelinating , which is also known as the degeneration of the myelin structures in the neuron.
A neurologic disease that destroys the myelin sheath around axons?
multiple scerlosis
What neurological disease gradually destroys the myelin sheaths of neurons in the CNS?
Multiple Sclerosis
What is caused by an autoimmune attack on the myelin in the central nervous system?
multiple sclerosis
What RARE not Multiple Sclerosis autoimmune disease attacks the myelin sheath?
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
