Best Minnesota Pathologists

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a group of genetic disorders that affects movement and sensation in the limbs. The disease progresses slowly and causes damage to the peripheral nerves that control muscles and transmit sensation.

Addison's Disease
Addison's disease is a rare disorder of the adrenal glands. In the case of Addision's, the glands do not produce enough of the hormones cortisol and aldosterone.

Celiac Disease
Celiac Disease (also called celiac sprue, nontropical sprue, and gluten-sensitive enteropathy) is an autoimmune disease affecting the digestive tract. When people with celiac disease eat food with gluten-a type of protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats-it provokes an immune reaction that causes flattening and damage to the small protrusions (villi) in the small intestine that absorb nutrients.

Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease is a chronic, slowly progressive, gradual in onset, irreversible condition that destroys brain nerve cells and other structures in the central nervous system. People with Alzheimer's disease slowly develop Dementia-a loss of memory and intellectual and social skills that result in confusion, disorientation, and the inability to think, reason, and understand. The decline in cognition and memory results in activities of daily living to performed with increasing difficulty.

Wilson's Disease
Wilson's disease is a rare, inherited, genetic disorder of copper metabolism. It occurs in 1 out of every 30,000 people.

Copper is a trace mineral that our bodies need in small amounts. Most people get a lot more copper from food than they need. However, most people are also able to excrete the excess copper. People with Wilson's disease cannot excrete the copper they do not need.

Batten Disease
Batten disease is the most common form of a group of rare disorders known as neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs). Batten disease is an inherited genetic disorder that causes a build-up of lipopigments in the body's tissue. Batten disease refers to a juvenile form of NCL, but the other forms of NCL can also be referred to as Batten disease. About 2-4 of every 100,000 births are affected. The forms of NCL include: Infantile NCLLate infantile NCLJuvenile NCLAdult NCL

Behcet's Disease
Behcet's disease is a rare, chronic disorder involving inflammation of blood vessels throughout the body. It is marked by recurrent oral and genital ulcers and eye inflammation.

Anemia Of Chronic Disease
The presence of certain chronic medical conditions, such as cancer and infectious and inflammatory diseases, can lead to the development of anemia. Anemia is a blood disorder occurring when blood has abnormally low levels of red blood cells.

Acute Tubular Necrosis
Acute tubular necrosis is damage to the tubule cells (tiny tube-shaped cells) in the kidney that results in acute kidney failure. This is a potentially serious condition that requires care from your doctor.

Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Chronic granulomatous disease develops when a specific gene from both parent passes to the child. This gene causes abnormal cells to develop in the immune system. The abnormal cells are called phagocytic cells. They normally kill bacteria. With this disease, these cells are impaired. As a result, the body can not fight some types of bacteria. It also makes infections likely to recur.