Syndrome
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• A syndrome is a set of several signs and/or symptoms that occur together in a characteristic pattern.
* Examples:
** ''Nephrotic syndrome'' – heavy proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, generalized edema, hyperlipidemia.
** ''Down syndrome'' – characteristic facial features, intellectual disability, congenital heart defects.
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- NEČAS, Emanuel. Obecná patologická fyziologie. 2. edition. Praha : Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2007. ISBN 978-80-246-1291-1.
