AREDYLD
Encyclopedia
AREDYLD stands for "acral renal ectodermal dysplasia
lipoatrophic diabetes
." AREDLYD is categorized as a "rare" disease
, meaning it affects fewer than 200,000 people in the American
population
.
It was characterized in 1983. A second case was identified in 1992.
Ectodermal dysplasia
Ectodermal dysplasia is not a single disorder, but a group of syndromes all deriving from abnormalities of the ectodermal structures. More than 150 different syndromes have been identified. Despite some of the syndromes having different genetic causes the symptoms are sometimes very similar...
lipoatrophic diabetes
Lipoatrophic diabetes
Lipoatrophic diabetes is a type of diabetes mellitus presenting with severe lipodystrophy in addition to the traditional signs of diabetes....
." AREDLYD is categorized as a "rare" disease
Rare disease
A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is any disease that affects a small percentage of the population.Most rare diseases are genetic, and thus are present throughout the person's entire life, even if symptoms do not immediately appear...
, meaning it affects fewer than 200,000 people in the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
.
It was characterized in 1983. A second case was identified in 1992.