Glossary
Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A type of heart disease in which there is enlargement and weakening of the heart muscle.Polycystic Kidney Disease: An inherited genetic disorder in which numerous aggregations of cysts develop in the kidneys.
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Also called immotile ciliary syndrome, it is a genetic disorder characterized by no or abnormal ciliary movement in the respiratory tract, fallopian tubes, as well as abnormal movements of flagella of sperms.
Retinitis Pigmentosa: Also known as rod cone dystrophy, it is an eye disease in which the photosensitive layer of the eye (retina) is damaged.
Spina Bifida: A genetic disorder in which there is incomplete closure of the backbone and membranes enclosing the spinal nerves of the spinal cord.
