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Epilepsy is a brain condition that causes children to have repeated seizures, also called fits. The condition can continue for months or years.
Eczema is a common skin condition in children and adolescents which causes dry, red, itchy areas of skin. They can become cracked, ‘weepy’ and crusted.
Drug allergies are allergic reactions to medications. In children, antibiotics are the most common drugs to which allergies are reported.
Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body stops producing an important hormone called insulin. It is mostly diagnosed in childhood and requires life-long insulin therapy.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited genetic condition that affects children’s lungs, digestive system, reproductive system and sweat glands.
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in 2019.
Chromosome 15 imprinting disorders are caused by variation in a group of genes on chromosome 15. They include Prader-Willi, Angelman and Dup15q syndromes.
Cancer can occur when some of the body’s cells grow and multiply uncontrollably. Cancer can develop almost anywhere in the body. An alliance of 76 organisations led by MCRI will enable Australia to become a global leader in genomic medicine which studies a person’s genes to improve diagnosis
Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a group of disorders of movement and posture resulting from problems that occur early in life in the developing brain.
Cardiovascular disease (heart attack and stroke) and metabolic disease (obesity and type 2 diabetes) are related. Together, they are cardiometabolic disease.
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