GeneCards Summary for CHAT Gene. CHAT (Choline O-Acetyltransferase) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with CHAT include Myasthenic Syndrome, Congenital, 6, Presynaptic and Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome With Episodic Apnea. Among its related pathways are Metabolism and Transmission across Chemical Synapses.
FREE subscriptions for doctors and students... click hereYou have 3 open access pages. Ludwig's angina is an acute cellulitis in the region of the submandibular gland. It is most commonly due to sepsis in the throat or mouth which migrates to the submandibular space.Occasionally, it may be the result of suppuration in the submandibular gland itself.1  it is necessary to consider the anatomy of the submandibular space in order to understand the pathophysiology of Ludwig's angina.t is most commonly due to sepsis in the throat or mouth which migrates to the submandibular space. Occasionally, it may be the result of suppuration in the submandibular gland itself. 1  it is necessary to consider the anatomy of the submandibular space in order to understand the pathophysiology of Ludwig's angina.
The adrenal gland has a center gland (medulla) that produces adrenaline and an outer gland (the cortex) that produces several hormones, such as cortisol an aldosterone. This page is about cortisol overproduction by the adrenal cortex.Causes of Cushing's Syndrome.t is now known that these symptoms characterize Cushing's syndrome, which is the result of excess production of cortisol by the adrenal glands. Cortisol is a powerful steroid hormone, and excess cortisol has detrimental effects on many cells throughout the body.