Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a rather common disorder in which the spine starts abnormally curving sideways (scoliosis) at the age of 10–18 years old. This disorder generally occurs during the growth spurt that happens right before and during adolescence. In some teens, the curvature is progressive, meaning that it gets worse over time, however this is rare, since it is more common for this variant of scoliosis to show itself as a mild curvature. Signs and symptoms Since most cases of AIS are mild, teens with the condition typically don't show any obvious signs such as pain. Most symptoms associated with AIS consist of physical features that would not normally be present in a teenager without the condition, these include asymmetry of the waist, shoulders, and legs (the latter involving length), prominence of the shoulder blades, abnormal walking, leaning towards one side of the body in a constant basis, tilting of the pelvis, and elevation of the hips. Signs that aren't ...
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Medical Genetics
Medical genetics is the branch tics in that human genetics is a field of scientific research that may or may not apply to medicine, while medical genetics refers to the application of genetics to medical care. For example, research on the causes and inheritance of genetic disorders would be considered within both human genetics and medical genetics, while the diagnosis, management, and counselling people with genetic disorders would be considered part of medical genetics. In contrast, the study of typically non-medical phenotypes such as the genetics of eye color would be considered part of human genetics, but not necessarily relevant to medical genetics (except in situations such as albinism). ''Genetic medicine'' is a newer term for medical genetics and incorporates areas such as gene therapy, personalized medicine, and the rapidly emerging new medical specialty, predictive medicine. Scope Medical genetics encompasses many different areas, including clinical practice of ...
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