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Diseases

Whipple Disease

whipple disease

Entity Type
Diseases
Relation Groups
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Core Information

Disease Name
Whipple Disease
Standard Disease Name
whipple disease
MeSH Tree
No data
ICD-10
K90.81

Identifiers

DO ID
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MeSH ID
D008061
OMIM ID
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UMLS ID
C0023788
HPO ID
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Description and Extensions

Description
NCI2016_02D:A systemic infection caused by the Gram-positive bacterium Tropheryma whipplei. It affects the small intestine resulting in malabsorption. Other sites or systems affected by the infection are the joints, central nervous system, and the cardiovascular system.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:A chronic systemic infection by a gram-positive bacterium, Tropheryma whippelii, mainly affecting the SMALL INTESTINE but also the JOINTS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; and the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. The disease is characterized by fat deposits in the INTESTINAL MUCOSA and LYMPH NODES, malabsorption, DIARRHEA with fatty stools, MALNUTRITION, and ARTHRITIS.
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target disease8 Targets
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HLA-DQB1
major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ beta 1
major histocompatibility complex, class II, DQ beta 1
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HLA-DRB1
major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1
major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1
03
HSPD1
heat shock protein family D (Hsp60) member 1
heat shock protein family D (Hsp60) member 1