Diseases and Disorders
The following diseases are some of those related to genes on chromosome 18:
- Erythropoietic protoporphyria
- Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
- Niemann-Pick disease Type C
- Porphyria
- Selective Mutism
- Edwards syndrome (Trisomy 18)
- Tetrasomy 18p
- Monosomy 18p
- Pitt Hopkins Syndrome 18q21
Read more about this topic: Chromosome 18 (human)
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